Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

“What assessment she has made of the adequacy of educational support provided to the children of military families.”

Tabled: 16 June 2026Answered: 22 June 2026

Asked by

Mr Will Forster

Liberal Democrat — Woking

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for School Standards (Georgia Gould)

We are deeply grateful for the service of military families and recognise the additional pressures that military life puts on the education and family life of those families. We are working closely with colleagues in the Ministry of Defence to address this area. Schools receive service pupil premium funding to address challenges including mobility and family separation, and we are improving special educational needs and disabilities support for families who move frequently, including proposing new digital individual support plans and education, health and care plans to make those moves easier.