Home-to-School Transport: Children with SEND Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Home-to-School Transport: Children with SEND

Clive Jones Excerpts
Tuesday 3rd December 2024

(2 days, 1 hour ago)

Westminster Hall
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Clive Jones Portrait Clive Jones (Wokingham) (LD)
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I thank the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for securing this debate. Wokingham borough council had previously been promised two SEND free schools, yet both are waiting for approval to proceed. I would therefore be grateful if the Minister could do some digging into when the schools will be delivered, and write to me and the council, updating us on progress.

I had prepared more detailed remarks. However, I ask the Minister if she will meet me, the local executive member for children’s services and the director of children’s services at Wokingham borough council to discuss the situation, and to help us understand the Government’s plans for reform and what we can do to deliver the most for our SEND children.