Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

“What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of planned SEND reforms on the ability of local authorities to effectively cooperate with multi-academy trusts on the delivery of local area SEND improvement plans.”

Tabled: 16 June 2026Answered: 22 June 2026

Asked by

Clive Jones

Liberal Democrat — Wokingham

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

Lilian Greenwood

There is no greater sign of the failure of the previous Government than the appalling state of our roads. That is why this Government have already committed to supporting local authorities across England to fix up to 1 million extra potholes every year. We will have more to say on this in due course.