Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

“Whether she is taking steps to help deliver a new SEND school in Buckinghamshire.”

Tabled: 3 December 2024Answered: 9 December 2024

Asked by

Greg Smith

Conservative — Mid Buckinghamshire

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood)

I have an excellent working relationship with EU partners, particularly with France, which has helped prevent over 50,000 crossings since the election. The EU asylum pact has yet to resolve the challenges of returns within Europe, and currently those returns are not happening at scale, so the pact is not a silver bullet.