Oral QuestionDepartment for Exiting the European Union

“What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on support for farmers after the UK leaves the EU.”

Tabled: 21 January 2019Answered: 24 January 2019

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union

Answer from Hansard

Georgia Gould

We agree that special schools play an incredibly important role in the system by providing vital care for children with complex needs and supporting their wider education. They have an important role in the schools White Paper with regard both to education support and to the outreach they do for mainstream schools. We are proposing the introduction of specialist provision packages precisely in order to end the postcode lottery and create more clarity over what specialist provision should look like.