Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 4932

Schools: Transport

Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 17 September 2024

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure there is adequate funding for transport to specialised educational facilities for SEND students.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department’s home to school travel policy aims to make sure that no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport. Local authorities must arrange free home to school travel for children of compulsory school age, 5 to 16, who atten...

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