A question on #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Finance tabled by Sonia Kumar on 27-06-2025 has been answered by Catherine McKinnell.

Heading: Special Educational Needs: Finance
Question ID: 1817289
UIN: 63355
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-27
Asking Member ID: 5274
Asking Member display name: Sonia Kumar
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Sonia Kumar
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for EHCP plans in (a) the UK, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Dudley constituency.
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Date answered: 2025-07-07
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Answering Member ID: 4125
Answering Member display name: Catherine McKinnell
Answering Member handle: CMcKinnellMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @CMcKinnellMP
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Answer text: ​The department is providing an increase of £1 billion for high needs budgets in England in the 2025/26 financial year, following the Autumn Budget 2024. This brings total high needs funding for children and young people with special educational needs and...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
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