Written questions

Special Educational Needs: Transport

Commons · Question 127359 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to account for the costs of transporting SEND students to school in rural areas when making future funding allocations.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 22 Apr 2026

Central government funding for home-to-school travel is provided through the Local Government Finance Settlement administered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Settlement uses relative needs formulae to assess each local au...