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Special Educational Needs: Lancashire

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 54954

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people have Education, Health, and Care Plans in (a) Fylde constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) England.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

The department publishes annual statistics on the number of pupils with education, health and care (EHC) plans. These are available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england/2023-24. The latest published data is from the January 2024 school spring census.

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