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Written question asked by Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 16 July 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 July 2025. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 August 2025 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Education: Equality

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how much has been spent to date of the £740 million in capital funding they announced to support inclusive education, where this funding has been allocated, and how it will be used to support inclusion in mainstream education settings.

Answer

The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities or who require alternative provision sits with local authorities. The department provides local authorities with capital funding to support them to meet this duty and has published allocations for £740 million in High Needs Provision Capital Allocations for the 2025/26 financial year.

Individual local authorities’ allocations are published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-needs-provision-capital-allocations.

This funding can be used to adapt schools to be more accessible, to create specialist facilities within mainstream schools that can deliver more intensive support adapted to suit the pupils’ needs and to create special school places for pupils with the most complex needs.

It is up to local authorities to determine how they prioritise their funding to address local need in the most appropriate way.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9544
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Education Equality Finance
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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