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Special Educational Needs

Commons · Question 92985 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 28 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has undertaken research on the main causal factors of trends in the number of young children presenting with special needs.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 28 Nov 2025

International evidence indicates that the number of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is also increasing in comparable countries. Although definitions and systems vary considerably, the key drivers include im...