Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of funding for education health and care plans.

The department is acutely aware of the financial pressures that local authorities are facing because of the increasing cost of supporting children and young people with education, health and care (EHC) plans. The department is acting as quickly as it can to respond to these cost pressures. In the meantime, local authorities are responsible for securing appropriate support for all children with EHC plans.

Funding for the 2025/26 financial year will be announced following the first stage of the government’s spending review, which is due to conclude on 30 October.