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HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI agree with my hon. Friend. Through the national conversation that we have had on SEND, our SEND development group has worked closely with Ministers and with my hon. Friend, to…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingMy hon. Friend speaks with real passion and expertise, and I could not agree more with him. As well as everything the Government are doing, we will need local authorities and ICBs…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI am slightly taken aback by that question, but I welcome it. We will move fast to ensure that money intended for education is spent on education. That means that we will have to…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI am grateful to my hon. Friend for all the time she has taken to speak with me and colleagues in the Department to share her experiences as a parent and help us understand the…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingAs a fellow coalfields MP, I would be more than happy to do that. I recognise what my hon. Friend says about the challenges that families face. My message to parents is that while…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI am grateful to my hon. Friend for ensuring that the views of parents and others in Filton and Bradley Stoke have been heard and are reflected in our proposals. This is only the…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingBeyond the period that my hon. Friend identifies, this will become the responsibility of central Government. That is the commitment we have given, and we have made a big…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingMy hon. Friend has championed this cause locally and is doing a huge amount to ensure his constituents get the best possible education and care for their children. The principal…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingOn EHCPs, the transition, in terms of the phased review, will take place in 2029-30 for commencement in the academic year starting in 2030. The children to whom that would apply…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI have heard that in relation to lots of councils in lots of parts of the country. It is clear that a wider problem arose out of what the 2014 reforms asked of councils, but it is…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI am grateful to the Chair of the Education Committee and all members of the Committee for their very serious work and report. She will see reflected in what we are setting out…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI have heard from parents, campaigners and others the importance of ensuring strong accountability and redress so that when things go wrong, parents can have them put right. That…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI know the right hon. Gentleman takes a real interest in this area and has long campaigned for further training and support for staff. We have seen some of the greatest expansion…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingThrough the plans that we are setting out today, we will be expanding legal rights for children. More children will be able to benefit from targeted support than is the case at…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingThrough what I have set out, we are consulting further on many aspects of funding, including the national funding formula, and we will continue to look closely at how we ensure…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI understand my hon. Friend’s point and I am grateful to her. We will create and put in statute a set of nationally consistent specialist provision packages underpinned by clear…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingWe will consult on whether to make changes to the national funding formula. But this change is urgent and much needed, and it falls to this Labour Government to deliver.23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingYes, that is exactly our intention. I know that parents have fought really hard, and will continue to fight really hard, to get the support that their children need, but there are…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI could not agree more. I have heard time and again from educational psychologists, SENCOs and speech and language therapists that they spend all that time training to work with…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingThat underlines the importance of the investment getting to the front line and delivering quickly. We know the pressures faced by children and families, but the huge variation in…23 Feb 2026