Local MP urges the Chancellor to increase SEND funding ahead of the Spring Budget Friday, 1 March, 2024 Tobias Ellwood, MP for Bournemouth East, has added his name to colleague, David Davis's, letter to the Chancellor calling for Special Educational Needs funding to be increased in next weeks Spring Budget. The letter has been attached for reference. The Spring Budget is set to be announced on Wednesday 6th March. Local News
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