Written questions

Special Educational Needs: Finance

Commons · Question 46642 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting local authorities to fund (a) education, health and care plans and (b) specialist school placements for children with additional needs.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 29 Apr 2025

This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.To achieve that ambition, we expect mainstream...