Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to increase funding for special educational needs.

The funding of children with special educational needs (SEN) is a devolved issue.

In December 2018, the government announced that it would allocate an additional £250 million in revenue funding for pupils with complex SEN across England, across the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20. The allocation to each local authority can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-needs-funding-arrangements-2019-to-2020.

We will also, of course, be making a strong case in the next spending review to ensure that the high needs budget provides the funds for schools to make the right provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.