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registered interest false more like this
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Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 remove filter
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding available to local authorities for specialist education services for deaf children. more like this
tabling member constituency Colne Valley more like this
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Thelma Walker more like this
uin 180286 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-10-22more like thismore than 2018-10-22
answer text <p>We want children with special educational needs and disabilities to be able to reach their full potential.</p><p>Nationally, high needs funding has risen by £1 billion since 2013-14, to just under £6 billion in 2018-19. Allocations for individual local authorities can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p>However, we recognise that costs have increased which is why we are providing extensive support to schools to deliver the best value possible with available resources. This includes a high needs benchmarking tool to allow local authorities to compare their spending in this area.</p><p>We are monitoring the impact of our national funding formula on high needs and are keeping the overall level of funding under review.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon more like this
answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-22T12:18:20.983Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-22T12:18:20.983Z
answering member
4113
label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi more like this
tabling member
4649
label Biography information for Thelma Walker more like this