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HANSARDEducationI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. Childcare is of course enormously important, and it is this Conservative Government who have expanded the childcare offer…06 Dec 2022HANSARDEducationI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. Childcare is of course enormously important, and it is this Conservative Government who have expanded the childcare offer…06 Dec 2022HANSARDEducationThe Department has significantly expanded the number of fully funded initial teacher training places in early years for the next academic year, and it is reviewing the level-3…06 Dec 2022HANSARDEducationI know that my hon. Friend is a huge supporter of Jelly Babies, both the nursery and otherwise. The Government are supporting early years professionals with £180 million for…06 Dec 2022HANSARDEducationThe Department has significantly expanded the number of fully funded initial teacher training places in early years for the next academic year, and it is reviewing the level-3…06 Dec 2022HANSARDDyslexia Screening and Teacher Training BillI am over the moon to be here discussing such important issues. As the Minister for special educational needs, and having served briefly as the Minister for disabled people, I…02 Dec 2022HANSARDDyslexia Screening and Teacher Training BillMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and I thank him for shining such a bright spotlight on this area and setting out the opportunities for neurodivergent people.…02 Dec 2022HANSARDAccessible and Affordable ChildcareWe are committed to improving the cost, choice and accessibility of childcare, and have spent more than £20 billion over the last five years supporting families with the cost of…28 Nov 2022HANSARDEarly Years Teacher TrainingI know that my hon. Friend is a huge supporter of Jelly Babies, both the nursery and otherwise. The Government are supporting early years professionals with £180 million for…28 Nov 2022HANSARDEarly Years Teacher TrainingThe Department has significantly expanded the number of fully funded initial teacher training places in early years for the next academic year, and it is reviewing the level-3…28 Nov 2022HANSARDSchool Places: Pupils with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesIt is absolutely tragic that anyone might spend that amount of time outside of school. In March we announced £1.4 billion of high needs provision capital allocations, of which…28 Nov 2022HANSARDSchool Places: Pupils with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesAs I have mentioned, there is extra money going into the schools system, which was set out in the autumn statement. The energy relief scheme, which is helping schools with their…28 Nov 2022HANSARDSchool Places: Pupils with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesI point to the £2 billion extra funding that is going into the schools system next year and the year after as well as the huge increase of funding that I just mentioned going into…28 Nov 2022HANSARDSchool Places: Pupils with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesWe absolutely need to address the plight of low-income families struggling with the system when their children have SEND. The amount of funding that has gone into the SEND high…28 Nov 2022HANSARDSchool Places: Pupils with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesMy hon. Friend has spoken to me multiple times about the excellent school provision in his area, and I would be delighted to visit and see more for myself.28 Nov 2022HANSARDSchool Places: Pupils with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesMy hon. Friend is right that many parents find the system adversarial. That is one of the key things we are seeking to address by making what parents can expect much clearer and…28 Nov 2022HANSARDSchool Places: Pupils with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesMy hon. Friend is a doughty campaigner for Wiltshire and I applaud the council on the work it is doing. Ofsted is revising its framework on this area, which was set out in the…28 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have set out the announcements on funding for SEND, which, as I said, has increased by 40% over the past three years for the high needs block funding. We have also set out…28 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to meet my right hon. Friend. She is an incredible campaigner on these issues, which are also important to the Government.28 Nov 2022HANSARDSchool Places: Pupils with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesWe are making a transformational investment in SEND places by investing £2.6 billion between 2022 and 2025 to help deliver new places and improve existing provision for children…28 Nov 2022