§ Mr. Simon Mahonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many handicapped children are in need of day school educational provision in Bootle; and what further school building he has approved for them in the immediate future.
§ Miss BaconTwenty-two physically handicapped children in the County Borough of Bootle are regarded as needing day school educational provision: of these, six are being educated at home, and 16 in normal day schools. My right hon. Friend has included in the building programme for 1970–71 a first instalment of a day special school which will cater for 70 to 80 physically handicapped and delicate children from Bootle and surrounding areas.