Contribution of special needs schools to education sector focus of Lords debate

Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest (Conservative), chair of Team Domenica, a charity supporting disabled people into work, will put forward the debate.

This is a general debate. During debates, members put their experience to good use to discuss current issues and draw the government's attention to concerns. 

Members speaking

Contributing members include:

• Lord Addington (Liberal Democrats), president of the British Dyslexia Association
• Baroness Barran (Conservative), shadow minister in the Department for Education
• Lord Bilimoria (Crossbench), former member of the New Deal Task Force, Department for Education and Employment
• Lord Lucas (Conservative), editor of the Good Schools Guide
• Baroness Stedman-Scott (Conservative), trustee of vulnerable and socially disadvantaged persons charity, the Stefanou Foundation.

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour), Minister for Skills at the Department for Education, will respond on behalf of the government.

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