§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his policy for the provision of facilities for educationally subnormal children in Wales; how many specialised units there are in Wales, in North Wales and in Flintshire; what plans he has for providing educationally subnormal units for East Flintshire; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasMy policy is to encourage local education authorities in 439W Wales to identify and to make appropriate provision for all categories of handicapped children including the educationally subnormal.
There are presently in Wales 8 residential and 12 day special schools for E.S.N. children. Of these two residential and two day special schools are in North Wales. None are in Flintshire but a new day school is being built at Rhyl.
I will be ready to consider on their merits any proposals for special schools which the Flintshire authority may submit.