Question follow-through · 1008

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department is supporting schools to meet SEND needs where specialist placements are unavailable or inappropriate.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
2 Jun 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department is supporting schools to meet SEND needs where specialist placements are unavailable or inappropriate.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    From September, the government is providing upfront investment for schools, colleges and early years providers to intervene early in meeting the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), through our inclusi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Special Educational Needs

3 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of accessibility of statutory SEND rights for (a) parents and (b) carers.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Special Educational Needs

3 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the SEND system on (a) family wellbeing, (b) employment and (c) mental health.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Breakfast Clubs: Stoke-on-Trent North

15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for the roll-out of free breakfast clubs to additional schools in Stoke-on-Trent North constituency.