Debates between Catherine McKinnell and Helen Hayes during the 2024 Parliament

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Debate between Catherine McKinnell and Helen Hayes
Monday 4th November 2024

(4 days, 23 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call the Chair of the Education Committee.

Helen Hayes Portrait Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood) (Lab)
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The additional £1 billion in the Budget for SEND support is very welcome, but the Minister will know that local authorities remain anxious about the forthcoming end to the statutory override of dedicated schools grant deficits in March 2026. What discussions is the Minister having with the Treasury and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on a plan to prevent the end of the statutory override from becoming a cliff-edge financial calamity for local authorities and children with SEND?

Catherine McKinnell Portrait Catherine McKinnell
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As my hon. Friend mentions, high-needs funding will increase by almost £1 billion in 2025-26, compared with 2024-25, bringing total high-needs funding to £11.9 billion. That funding will help local authorities and schools with the increasing cost of supporting children and young people with SEND. We will continue to support local authorities to meet those demands and reform our system, so we can create inclusive education for every child.

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Debate between Catherine McKinnell and Helen Hayes
Monday 9th September 2024

(2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Catherine McKinnell Portrait Catherine McKinnell
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We recognise the challenges that the hon. Lady sets out. We are facing an incredibly challenging fiscal position. From the previous Government, we inherited a £22 billion black hole to make up. This is about the opportunities of young people in this country, and we take the issues that she outlines incredibly seriously. We will continue to do what we can within the fiscal envelope that we have, and within the system that we have inherited. That is why we honoured the recommendations of the STRB review, and we will continue to do what we can in FE.

Helen Hayes Portrait Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood) (Lab)
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14. What steps she is taking to help improve educational outcomes for (a) children in social care and (b) other care-experienced young people.