§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many independent schools there are in England; and what information he has as to how many children attend them, as to the proportion this represents of the total school population, and as to the comparable figures for each of the last five years.
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Local education authority Proportion of total net expenditure on special education spent in 1983–84 Number of pupils on pupils educated within the authority on pupils educated outside the authority Educated within the authority Educated outside the authority Per cent. Per cent. Numbers Per cent. Numbers Per cent. Barking 61 39 298 71 119 29 Barnet 54 46 511 68 246 32 Bexley 49 51 396 58 284 42 Brent 61 39 623 73 229 27 Bromley 60 40 594 78 171 22
§ Mr. DunnFollowing is the information for England:
Number of Independent Schools Number of Pupils in Independent Schools Proportion of Pupils in Independent Schools Per cent. January 1980 2,351 527,781 5.9 January 1981 2,342 527,230 6.0 January 1982 2,340 521,132 6.1 January 1983 2,344 516,494 6.2 January 1984 2,333 515,218 6.4