Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities who are not in schools that adequately meet their needs; and for what reasons those pupils are not in suitable schools.

The information requested is not held. However, the department publishes data on the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and education health and care plans (EHCPs) awaiting provision once a year. Our last published figure in May 2021 for the number of children with SEND who have an EHCP who are not in schools and are awaiting provision was 1,460. We have recently announced an additional £2.6 billion over the next three years for school places for children and young people with SEND, more than tripling current capital funding levels to over £900 million by 2024-25.

We are conducting a review of the SEND system and will publish proposals for public consultation as a green paper in the first three months of this year.