I welcome the work the Minister is doing. Research by Guide Dogs has found that 69% of non-specialist teachers said they lacked the confidence and skills to support disabled children, including those with visual impairments. I welcome the Government’s new SEND announcement on teacher training which includes support for visually impaired children. However, training alone is not enough. Can the Minister set out what steps the Government are taking to ensure that schools and local authorities properly understand and implement their legal obligations on reasonable adjustments so blind and partially sighted children and young people are not put at a disadvantage?

Blind and partially sighted children in the East Riding of Yorkshire receive lower funding through the higher needs block than anywhere else in the country. In the latest settlement, the East Riding will receive the smallest increase in the country at just 2%, compared with an average of over 6%. How can it possibly be justified that children in the rural, coastal East Riding of Yorkshire who are already worst funded in the country are going to see the gap widen? Minister, please explain.