Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department provided for language courses for deaf children in each region in the latest period for which data is available.

The Government does not collect local authority level data on specialist education services for children with sensory impairments. The Children and Families Act 2014 requires all local authorities to publish a local offer of services for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in their area. This is to ensure that families are aware of services that are available in their area and can contribute to shaping the services to meet local needs. Information about the support available for children with sensory impairment should be included within the local offer.

The department provides funding to support local authorities in delivering SEND provision and high needs funding for children and young people with complex needs. This financial year, over £10 billion of funding has been provided.