Question follow-through · 1755
Armed Forces: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on improving support for Service children with special educational needs and disabilities.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 15 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 May 2026
- Answer
- 21 May 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on improving support for Service children with special educational needs and disabilities.
19 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 May 2026
Answer published
I have engaged with Department for Education (DfE) Ministers, including my hon. Friend, the Minister for Early Years Education (Olivia Bailey). We have discussed SEND support for children from Armed Forces Families and how the launch of the DfE’s Best Sta...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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