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Debate between James Duddridge and Damian Hinds
Monday 29th January 2018

(6 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Damian Hinds Portrait Damian Hinds
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Quite simply, the proposals will involve more children being eligible for free school meals than under the previous system. We have a short-term arrangement for the very early days of universal credit, which is different, but we estimate that around 50,000 more children will be eligible for free school meals than under the old system.

James Duddridge Portrait James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East) (Con)
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What is the Department doing to help children with special educational needs on their pathway to adulthood and, where appropriate, into the workforce?