Schools: Special Needs and Disabilities Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Schools: Special Needs and Disabilities

Lord Harrison Excerpts
Thursday 15th July 2010

(14 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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My Lords, I think that it is fair to say that the Government are extremely aware of and sensitive to the issues to which the noble Lord refers. He is probably aware that a group has been set up including the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister, which was launched at a meeting at Barnardo’s by the Deputy Prime Minister. That made clear that one priority of that group, looking generally at children and family life, was a specific focus on the challenges faced by and support necessary for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

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My Lords—