Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions ministers have had with the Department for Education in Northern Ireland regarding the shortfall in school places for children with special educational needs.

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.

Ministers meet with Cabinet colleagues regularly to discuss a variety of topics.

In March this year, the department published the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan. This applies to England only, but the department shared a draft with the devolved administrations ahead of publication, to help build understanding of the proposals.