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Monday 14th March 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Will Quince Portrait Will Quince
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I thank the hon. Lady for her well-put question. She is right: we want to create a less adversarial system in which parents do not have to fight to get the rights to which their children are rightly entitled. We want the best outcomes for all children with SEND in this country. The hon. Lady will have to wait only a handful more days for us to publish the review.

Andrew Bridgen Portrait Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)
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Can the Minister confirm that, from September, up to 3,000 new places are being created for children with special educational needs and disability through 35 new special free schools?

Will Quince Portrait Will Quince
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Through the spending review and the record £2.6 billion of investment in special school places, that will be delivered.