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HANSARDSupporting Children with SENDThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that we need to ensure that children with SEND have the right support everywhere in the country. That means that we need to ensure that we…02 Mar 2026HANSARDSpeech and Language TherapyI have talked to so many families who have had to watch their children fall further behind without the speech and language support they need. Alongside measures to address local…02 Mar 2026HANSARDSupporting Children with SENDWe are absolutely clear that every school has to support children with special educational needs and disabilities. Every teacher has to be trained to be a SEND teacher, and every…02 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsChildren and young people often say to me that financial education is the big change they want to see in the curriculum. We are pleased that we are making that change as part of…02 Mar 2026HANSARDSupporting Children with SENDWhen developing this policy, we learned from the best schools in the country. I visited schools that have individual support plans for every student and wraparound support; those…02 Mar 2026HANSARDSupporting Children with SENDAbsolutely, yes; it is money that we have won to put into supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities. It is a priority that we take very seriously. I have…02 Mar 2026HANSARDSpeech and Language TherapyI am happy to reassure my hon. Friend and I thank her for her advocacy on this important issue. We are rebuilding support across the community. Best Start hubs in every community…02 Mar 2026HANSARDSpeech and Language TherapyWe are providing dedicated support for speech and language therapists, educational psychologists and occupational therapists so that they are available to every primary and…02 Mar 2026HANSARDSupporting Children with SENDWe are committed to the tribunal being a backstop for families. We want a much more collaborative system, but we have heard from families how important that backstop of legal…02 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI really appreciate the way in which my hon. Friend has been working closely with me on this issue. The Department sets clear financial management expectations for trusts through…02 Mar 2026HANSARDEHCP Backlog: CambridgeshireThe Department is providing targeted help for Cambridgeshire, including a specialist SEND adviser and sector-led improvement support from Islington council. We are actively…02 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe already teach British values, and we are proud to teach our British heritage and our past to set us up for the future.02 Mar 2026HANSARDSEND Provision: KentThe Department has worked closely with NHS England to monitor, support and challenge Kent in making necessary SEND improvements following its area SEND inspections in 2019 and…02 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s constituent, whose courage, commitment and care for others in the most impossible circumstances is truly inspiring. In the schools White Paper,…02 Mar 2026HANSARDEHCP Backlog: CambridgeshireThe hon. Member is right: the timeliness of EHCPs has been unacceptable, and it is something that we are taking seriously. That is why we have put the extra resource in—as part of…02 Mar 2026HANSARDSupporting Children with SENDOn Monday, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education set out ambitious SEND reforms to ensure the system works better for families and children across England. It…02 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe think it is absolutely essential for all children to have access to an inclusive education. That is why Ofsted is now inspecting inclusion in all schools. As part of the…02 Mar 2026HANSARDSupporting Children with SENDApologies, Mr Speaker.02 Mar 2026HANSARDSEND Provision: KentMy hon. Friend will know that we have recently announced support to local authorities like Kent in order to address 90% of their deficits. We are building three new special…02 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are committed to investing in schools. Our plans include an extra £1.6 billion going directly into schools and £1.8 billion going into the wider “experts at hand” service, on…02 Mar 2026