Written questions

Special Educational Needs: Armed Forces

Commons · Question 16334 · Tabled 6 Jul 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 28 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the latest assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of access to special educational needs or disabilities provision on a) Armed Forces family satisfaction and b) personnel retention.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 28 Jul 2026

We recognise that Armed Forces life may present particular challenges for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families, particularly because of the need to move regularly. As part of our consultation on reforms of the...