Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 106318

Special Educational Needs: Tees Valley

Tabled: 16 January 2026

Answered: 26 February 2026

Question

Andy McDonald

Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the expected delivery timescales and associated capital funding allocations are for new specialist school places in Tees Valley combined authority area and its Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees local auth

Answer

Georgia Gould

The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places, including for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), sits with local authorities. To support this, the department has announced at least £3 billion of high needs capital fundi...

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