Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 68637

Special Educational Needs: Finance

Tabled: 16 July 2025
Answered: 25 July 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to amend the high needs funding formula to reflect current levels of need and not historic expenditure.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
Our aim is to establish a fair education funding system that directs resources to where they are most needed and enable improved support and outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).Because it is import...

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