Oral Answers to Questions

Feryal Clark Excerpts

Wednesday 11th November 2026 Commons Chamber

[The Prime Minister]

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say what he has just said, and we honour the service of everybody who fought alongside British service personnel fighting Nazism in the second world war. It was uplifting to see the representation of all those communities at the Cenotaph on Sunday. I was there with the right hon. Lady the Leader of the Opposition, and it is always the most moving of moments. But we must never forget the contribution, as he rightly says, of people across the Commonwealth supporting and standing alongside Britain and the people in those countries who made the ultimate sacrifice, too.

[Feryal Clark (Enfield North) (Lab)]

Q14. The Prime Minister has rightly made it a priority to ensure that children with special educational needs and disabilities can learn alongside their friends and siblings in mainstream schools, so he will be pleased to hear that Suffolks primary, a pioneering school in my constituency, is already delivering the inclusive education model, championing the Government’s White Paper. Will he join me in congratulating Suffolks on its outstanding work? I know the Prime Minister has one or two things in his diary, but will he consider visiting the school to see for himself this excellent example of inclusive education?

[The Prime Minister]

I would love to do so, when my diary allows. SEND reform is coming through. It is part of what we need to do in response to the Milburn report, to rethink how we support young people growing up, and how we have the right experts on site in our schools to give children the speech and language therapy, and other support that they need, so that they do not fall behind and they do not miss out. I would love to come to see the school at some point, as a beacon of best practice in supporting young people with additional needs.