Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

“What assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to block funding and the Inclusion Fund on mainstream schools’ ability to meet the needs of pupils with SEND.”

Tabled: 8 September 2026Answered: 14 September 2026

Asked by

Aphra Brandreth

Conservative — Chester South and Eddisbury

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

The Deputy Prime Minister

I thank my hon. Friend for being such a champion for Plymouth. As he knows, we are providing £25 billion extra over the next two years for the Department of Health and Social Care, including the largest real-terms capital budget since 2010. We will ensure that every corner of the UK will see the generosity, and that services will improve for them. I will make sure that he gets a meeting with the relevant Minister to discuss in detail how Plymouth can capitalise on that.