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Extra money for disabled must be ring-fenced

As the chair of the all-party review group whose recommendations on disabled children and their families led to additional funding for the whole of the UK, I am writing to say that Kenny Gibson MSP is wrong and Wendy Alexander is right. So compelling was our report, based on evidence from all over Britain, that England and Wales have agreed that the additional funding based on the priorities we identified will be ring-fenced. Only Scotland has failed to do the same.

As the chair of the all-party review group whose recommendations on disabled children and their families led to additional funding for the whole of the UK, I am writing to say that Kenny Gibson MSP is wrong and Wendy Alexander is right.