1 Julie Minns debates involving the Department for Education

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Julie Minns Excerpts
Thursday 24th October 2024

(1 month, 4 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Catherine McKinnell Portrait Catherine McKinnell
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The hon. Gentleman tempts me into commentary on next week’s Budget, in which I cannot indulge him.

Julie Minns Portrait Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle) (Lab)
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I speak both as a parent whose child was badly failed in SEND provision under the last Government, and as an MP whose surgeries have been visited on every single occasion by a parent who is struggling not just to get an EHCP but to get from a school the flexibility that matches their child’s need. I say respectfully to Opposition Members—including the shadow Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds)—that until and unless you have walked in my shoes and the shoes of your constituents, you should show a little humility and decorum in how you respond on this issue. In the review, will the Minister encourage schools to be more flexible in their SEND provision for children who need it?

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. I remind Members that when they say “you”, they mean me—and I do not want responsibility.