| Heading: |
Special Educational Needs: Travel |
| Question ID: |
1790458 |
| UIN: |
42623 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-31 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5010 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Damien Egan
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Damien Egan
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on the provision of independent travel training for young people with SEND. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-08 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4125 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Catherine McKinnell
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| Answering Member handle: |
CMcKinnellMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@CMcKinnellMP
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| Answer text: |
The department publishes statutory guidance to assist local authorities in meeting their home to school travel duties. The guidance says that wherever possible, local authorities should offer independent travel training to children with special educationa... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |