Oral Answers to Questions

Gideon Amos Excerpts

Wednesday 21st January 2026 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

For the final question, I call Gideon Amos.

[Gideon Amos (Taunton and Wellington) (LD)]

Children with disabilities and special educational needs in Somerset will be severely hit if the Government go ahead with removing the remoteness uplift from authorities. Will the Government commit to ensuring that councils with the largest land areas—of which Somerset is one—are properly reimbursed for the costs of remoteness, so that children in my constituency do not suffer?

[The Prime Minister]

We understand the challenges in rural communities, and we will look at that as part of the work we are doing on reform.