Biography
Georgia Gould has made 40 debate speeches focused predominantly on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), with particular emphasis on learning disability and autism support. Her contributions have centred on Government reforms including new national inclusion standards, specialist provision packages, and substantial investment increases (£4 billion over three years), alongside discussions of support for specific groups including military families and children with pica eating disorder. She has also engaged on broader themes including early intervention strategies, training for teachers, and ending regional disparities in SEND provision.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…r children with individual support plans, schools will get dedicated funding that is ringfenced for pupils with SEND, so that the necessary staff can be employed and the right support can be put in place.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism3rd of 899243.0
- Mental health140th of 88024.0
- NHS waiting lists101st of 53412.0
- Public health & prevention183rd of 6889.0
- Maternity & neonatal238th of 4383.0
- GP access93rd of 2413.0
- Children's health56th of 1573.0
What they’ve said
“…ic cases we have heard today show how important this issue is: it goes to the heart of the relationship between special educational needs and health. All Members, I think, mentioned the importance of us working in partnership and having clarity on the role of teachers in supporting and safeguarding pupils, and the role…”
Pica Eating Disorder: SEND · 2026-09-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As part of the Government’s reforms to SEND—special educational needs and disabilities—we are proposing the introduction of new specialist provision packages. Those will be developed by a national independent panel and will set out the broad range of provision we expect to be available in every community.”
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 · 2026-06-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Through the national consultation and local special educational needs and disabilities reform plans, we are ensuring that multi-academy trusts play a key role in SEND reforms.”
SEND Improvement Plans: Multi-academy Trusts · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…the amazing work going on with speech and language therapists in schools has seen a more than 80% reduction in waiting lists for children. We are really excited about the opportunity to bring these vital experts—specialist teachers, speech and language therapists and many others—directly into schools, and as we have h…”
SEND: Improvement · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…n area that we are heavily investing in, with £4 billion going into early intervention to support children with special educational needs and disabilities. We will be consulting on how we fund special educational needs and the formula in the future, and I would be happy to discuss that.…”
SEND: Improvement · 2026-06-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
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