Written questions

Special Educational Needs: Academic Year

Commons · Question 975 · Tabled 22 Jul 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 29 Jul 2024

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the funding for children with SEND to help provide access to (a) activities and (b) childcare during school holidays.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 29 Jul 2024

The government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and giving every child the best start in life. The holiday activities and food (HAF) programme funds free holiday club places for children in every local authority in England in the summ...