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Written Question
Employment Schemes: Young People
Thursday 7th August 2025

Asked by: Baroness Browning (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to improve education and training opportunities for disabled people with complex needs under the age of 22.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. This includes:

  • Widening the apprenticeships offer to include new foundation apprenticeships, with additional learning support funding available to training providers for reasonable adjustments to support apprentices who have SEND.
  • Continuing to invest in supported internships by providing up to £12 million to March 2026 for more young people with SEND to transition into sustained, paid employment.
  • The Curriculum and Assessment Review, which prioritises practices to remove barriers to progress for children and young people with SEND.
  • The Disabled Students’ Allowance, which supports eligible students alongside reasonable adjustments by higher education (HE) providers.
  • Adjustment Planners, which have been developed to help disabled students succeed in HE and employment.

As announced in the spending review, we are investing over £1 billion annually in skills by 2028/29. This will support and grow the wide range of options available for everyone to succeed.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Oct 2019
Education: Special Educational Needs Budget

"In respect of children with special needs who require diagnosis and then further assessment—I am particularly thinking of those on the autism spectrum—when they reach the age of nine or 10 and the prospect of having to go on to a more senior school, that is a critical point for …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 30 Jun 2016
Schools: Religious Education

"My noble friend mentioned science in respect of religious studies. However, will he accept that science is quite properly evidence-based, while whatever faith a person is it is not called faith for nothing?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 28 Jun 2012
Education and Training: People with Hidden Disabilities

"My Lords, I refer the House to the Register with my interest in autism charities. It is a great privilege to follow my noble friend who has brought the debate to the Floor of the House today. He is a passionate advocate, particularly for those with dyslexia, and also always …..."
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