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HANSARD School Pupils with AllergiesI am very happy to have that conversation with my hon. Friend. Turning to the statutory duties on schools, hon. Members have called for voluntary guidance to be replaced with a…30 Nov 2023HANSARD School Pupils with AllergiesWell, I have a bunch of witnesses to that. I will give way.30 Nov 2023HANSARD School Pupils with AllergiesYes. The question with these things is always whether the laws are already there. Do you need new laws, or are the laws already there but not being enforced? I have heard from…30 Nov 2023HANSARDChildcare ReformsThe bold and transformative reforms to childcare that this Government announced at the spring Budget, including the single biggest investment in childcare in England ever made,…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Autism and Learning Disability TrainingI am not sure I have time because I need to stop at 5.28 pm, but I am happy to write to her. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) on all his…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Autism and Learning Disability TrainingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) for securing a debate on such an…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Point of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker, I do not know anything about the first point of the hon. Member for Brent Central (Dawn Butler), but on her second point, I…15 Nov 2023HANSARDEducationWe have already begun the reform programme and have just launched the nine SEND change partnerships, which will soon start to make a difference to the provision. I would just say…25 Oct 2023HANSARDEducationThere has been a 30% increase in the per-head funding to schools in Devon for their special educational needs provision between 2021-22 and 2024-25 , and the whole thrust of our…25 Oct 2023HANSARDEducationThere has been a 30% increase in the per-head funding to schools in Devon for their special educational needs provision, and the whole thrust of our reform plan is to make the…25 Oct 2023HANSARDEducationWe have already begun the reform programme and have just launched the nine SEND change partnerships, which are already starting to make a difference to the provision. I would just…25 Oct 2023HANSARDSpecial Needs Education: FundingMy hon. Friend makes an important point. We have approved the opening of 78 special schools, and this year we collected new data from local authorities on their capacity and…23 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Metropolitan Borough of Bury is getting significant support. In addition to the funding increases, we have appointed a SEND adviser to work with the borough to improve…23 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the importance of educational psychologists. We are investing £21 million to train 400 more educational psychologists, building on the £10…23 Oct 2023HANSARDSEND ProvisionWe have already begun the reform programme and have just launched the nine SEND change partnerships, which are already starting to make a difference to the provision. I would just…23 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are undertaking a significant programme of reform to ensure not only that EHCPs are delivered in the right timeframe but that children get the support they need at an earlier…23 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will be setting out the funding rates very shortly.23 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to meet with the hon. Gentleman.23 Oct 2023HANSARDHigh-quality ChildcarePart of the reason why we are staggering the entitlement is to ensure that we have the staff in place to deliver it. In the next few weeks we will announce changes to the…23 Oct 2023HANSARDHigh-quality ChildcareWe are investing over £4.1 billion to expand the current free childcare entitlement offer to eligible working parents of children aged nine to 36 months. We are also increasing…23 Oct 2023