“One resident, June, said: “I’m afraid that all the years of bullying, alternating with being ignored by FirstPort on all levels, have finally taken their toll on my mental health”. It is time for better regulation.”
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- Learning disability & autism259th of 90515.0
- Mental health665th of 8903.0
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What they’ve said
“Last month, I held a SEND community consultation in south-east Reading in my constituency, attended by over 60 parents, children and local experts. We all agreed that the current system is broken, and one of the young people, Megan, spoke about the feeling of being let down by the system and constantly fighting a never…”
Topical Questions · 2025-10-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…efits of human capital investment to ensure there is sufficient funding, particularly for early intervention in special educational needs and disabilities in local authorities like mine in Reading and Wokingham?…”
Spending Review 2025 · 2025-06-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…uency and across the country; and £7 billion for education in the next financial year, including £1 billion for SEND. Those are the kinds of decisions that would not be possible under the March 2024 forecast. Opposition Members may look at the OBR assessment of that forecast if they are in any doubt about that.”
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill · 2024-12-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It was not credible, on the March 2024 OBR forecast, that the next Government would do anything about schools, special educational needs and disabilities or the NHS. Those were not credible promises made in the last two Budgets.”
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill · 2024-12-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“Q13. Local councils in my constituency are facing significant financial pressures on special educational needs and disabilities provision. In Wokingham borough, for example, the SEND incidence is twice the national average, yet historically the level of funding has not met the level of need, and that has left families…”
Engagements · 2024-12-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
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