HC Deb 12 December 1985 vol 88 c705W
Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will list in the Official Report the number of places in special schools for children of compulsory school age with special needs (a) in each local education authority in England, (b) for all local education authorities in England, (c) for privately run special schools in England and (d) the total of such places (i) for all such children and (ii) expressed in those categories used as classification by his Department in each of the last 10 years, and the percentage change involved in each case.

Mr. Dunn

This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.