Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 71613

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative estimate she has made of the number of specialist-school places (a) in Rushcliffe constituency and (b) nationally; and what plans she has to increase capacity of those places.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or who require alternative provision sits with local authorities.The requested data on state-funded special schools can be found in ...

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