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HANSARDTopical QuestionsLet me take this opportunity to thank all those who work in mainstream and specialist SEND settings for everything that they do. Schools have the freedom to recruit support staff…31 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend and I recently visited an excellent alternative provision setting—the Academy of Central Bedfordshire—and he will know that we are investing an extra £2.6 billion…31 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe child safeguarding practice review panel will deliver a national independent review of Arthur and Star’s tragic deaths, to identify what we must learn, and it will report in…31 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is right to raise this issue. We have the independent review into children’s social care led by Josh MacAlister, and I would be happy to meet her to discuss this…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Early Years EducatorsThe hon. Lady is right that there are significant issues within the SEND system, which is why we have the SEND review. There are local authorities with significant pressure on…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Early Years EducatorsNorth, I apologise to my hon. Friend the Member for Bury North (James Daly)—I should not have got that one wrong! I will address his point later. A further 12% are childminders…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Early Years EducatorsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Steve Brine) on securing this important debate, which comes…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Early Years EducatorsIf the hon. Lady will give me time, I will come back to that point if I can. Recruitment and retention are really important. Early years provision in 2021 was delivered by an…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Free Period Product Scheme for SchoolsThe hon. Gentleman is right, and all the points he raises are fair and accurate. We work closely, particularly at official level, with devolved Administrations to develop schemes…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Free Period Product Scheme for SchoolsI certainly will do that. One advantage of working with phs is that it has that capability and national reach, as well as the ability to procure at a local level. The hon. Lady…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Free Period Product Scheme for SchoolsIt is pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees, especially as it is my first Westminster Hall debate as a Minister for the Department for Education. First, let me…15 Dec 2021HANSARDDisabled School Leavers: Professional DevelopmentOur ambition is for every child and young person, no matter what challenges they face, to have access to a world-class education that sets them up for life. We know that with the…06 Dec 2021HANSARDDisabled School Leavers: Professional DevelopmentAll children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities should be prepared for adulthood at every age and stage of their education. We committed in the…06 Dec 2021HANSARDSEND ChildrenI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I will tell her exactly what we are doing. We have increased the high needs funding budget by £750 million a year for each of the previous…06 Dec 2021HANSARDSEND ChildrenI welcome the hon. Lady to her new position. I agree with her that the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on young people with SEND and their families, and we are…06 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is right in this regard. The SEN review will, of course, be looking at that and it will report in the first quarter of next year. I would be very happy to meet her…06 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to join my hon. Friend in thanking those providing these important services in his constituency. The Government are providing additional support through establishing…06 Dec 2021HANSARDSEND ChildrenSutton was revisited by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission in 2020 and was found to have made progress in all previously identified areas of weakness. The Bill aims to improve…06 Dec 2021HANSARDSEND ChildrenWe established the SEND review because we are determined to help children with SEND to realise their potential and to prepare them for later life. We are increasing funding for…06 Dec 2021HANSARDEarly Years Education Entitlements: Hourly Funding RatesToday I am confirming the hourly funding rates for the free early education entitlements in 2022-23 for each local authority. We have spent over £3.5 billion in each of the past…25 Nov 2021