{"value":{"id":1461632,"askingMemberId":4653,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-05-10T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2022-05-12T00:00:00","uin":"431","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have an Education Health and Care plan by local authority for the period in which the latest figures are available.","answeringBodyId":60,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Education","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4423,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2022-05-18T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The department collects figures on education, health and care (EHC) plans workload from local authorities annually. This data is published at: <a href=\"https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans\" target=\"_blank\">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans</a>. The most recent figures were published on 12 May 2022 and the number of children and young people with an EHC plan by local authority can be found here: <a href=\"https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/51d6175e-670a-4d52-a023-2b11d363d01b\" target=\"_blank\">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/51d6175e-670a-4d52-a023-2b11d363d01b</a>.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Special Educational Needs","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1461632","method":"GET"}]}