Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Georgia Gould and Mike Reader

Monday 14th September 2026 Commons Chamber

[Georgia Gould]

I absolutely agree that we need more places in our schools. We are working as quickly as possible to get money into local authorities to deliver that capacity. That includes growing the number of inclusion bases, which can be built faster and often allow children to be educated in their community. As I travel around the country, I have seen how life-changing that has been. The money that we have put in is already creating new places, and we will continue to invest this year and next.

[Mike Reader (Northampton South) (Lab)]

13. What plans she has to ensure consistent financial support for kinship carers in local authority areas outside kinship zones pilot areas.