Question follow-through · 14748
Special Educational Needs: Safety Measures
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of pathways for children with autism and severe learning disabilities to access specialist safety equipment where this is required to prevent self-injury or other se
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 30 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 21 Aug 2026 · 52 calendar days after tabling
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- Childcare · 10 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
30 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of pathways for children with autism and severe learning disabilities to access specialist safety equipment where this is required to prevent self-injury or other se
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Aug 2026
Answer published
This government recognises the importance of specialist safety equipment in meeting the needs of children and young people, including in mainstream settings. We are investing at least £3.7 billion in high needs capital funding between 2025/2026 and 2029/2...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Childcare
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy and affordability of childcare provision during school holidays; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that childcare costs do not prevent parents, parti