§ Mr. Parkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many handicapped children are at present being educated in special classes in ordinary schools; and how many there were in July 1970.
§ Mr. St. John-StevasIn January 1972, the latest date for which information is available, 8,337 handicapped pupils were in special classes in primary and secondary schools in England. No figures are available for July 1970.
§ Mr. Parkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what, on the basis of the most recent information available, is the total number of all handicapped children educated in maintained and non-maintained schools, respectively, in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. St. John-StevasInformation relating to England is as follows:
Full-time pupils in: January of each year maintained special schools non-maintained special schools 1968 … … 79,271 1969 … … 73,390 8,833 1970 … … 75,416 8,840 1971 … … 79,140 8,569 1972 … … 109,816 8,172