1. Please could you tell me how much the authority has spent so far on school transport for (a) all pupils in this school year (b) all pupils with an EHCP or SEN Statement, and how much it spent in each of the last five years.

Home to school transport;

Total
2017/2018: £2,723,000
2018/2019: £3,046,000
2019/2020: £3,438,000
2020/2021: £3,635,000
2021/2022: £4,196,000

Mainstream
2017/2018: £1,019,000
2018/2019: £1,109,000
2019/2020: £1,242,000
2020/2021: £1,125,000
2021/2022: £1,121,000

SEND
2017/2018: £1,704,000
2018/2019: £1,937,000
2019/2020: £2,196,000
2020/2021: £2,510,000
2021/2022: £3,075,000