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Special Educational Needs: Newbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help schools in Newbury constituency support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
20 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
5 Jun 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help schools in Newbury constituency support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 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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