Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Paula Barker and Claire Coutinho

Monday 28th November 2022 Commons Chamber

[Claire Coutinho]

It is absolutely tragic that anyone might spend that amount of time outside of school. In March 2020, we announced £1.4 billion of high needs provision capital allocations, of which Worcestershire is receiving just over £10.7 million between 2022 and 2024 to help create new places in both mainstream and special schools. It is up to the local authority to determine how best to use that funding. However, the practice of sending children very far away is one thing that we would like to address in our response to the Green Paper.

[Paula Barker (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab)]

6. What steps she is taking to help support students with the cost of living.