| Heading: |
Special Educational Needs |
| Question ID: |
1805216 |
| UIN: |
54205 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-21 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5283 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Alison Bennett
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Alison Bennett
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is considering (a) restricting the number of children who can obtain Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and (b) replacing the EHCP system. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-02 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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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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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
The evidence is clear that this government inherited a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system left in a state of disarray, with too many children not having their needs met and parents forced to fight for support.This government is activ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |