Debates between Bridget Phillipson and Mary Kelly Foy during the 2024 Parliament

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Debate between Bridget Phillipson and Mary Kelly Foy
Monday 2nd March 2026

(3 days, 19 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Bridget Phillipson Portrait Bridget Phillipson
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I join the hon. Gentleman in celebrating the amazing success of his local college. We want to ensure that we provide the kinds of support that he talks about, and we are investing more in further education and post-16 education. If he would like to raise further areas, I will ensure that they are picked up by a Minister.

Mary Kelly Foy Portrait Mary Kelly Foy (City of Durham) (Lab)
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T2. I truly welcome the reform to SEND provision, but, with some schools already making redundancies because of funding, I echo the concerns of teaching unions that the recently announced inclusion grant is too small; it equates to one part-time teaching assistant for the average primary school and two TAs for the average secondary school. Can the Minister reassure me and educators in Durham that adequate funding will be available to make our schools more inclusive for children with SEND while allowing schools to protect the support that children with SEND in mainstream classrooms already have?