Question follow-through · 12442
Special Educational Needs: Boys
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the factors contributing to the higher proportion of boys than girls receiving Education, Health and Care Plans.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 23 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the factors contributing to the higher proportion of boys than girls receiving Education, Health and Care Plans.
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jul 2026
Answer published
Through our proposed reforms of the special educational needs (SEN) system we will ensure children and young people get the support they need earlier, regardless of their background.Independent research has suggested that amongst factors likely to explain...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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