§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will explain a discrepancy between the figures for hearing-impaired pupils in mainstream schools collated by the Advisory Committee on the Supply and Education of Teachers Working Group and those collected by the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf; and if this discrepancy has any implications for the Advisory Committee on the Supply and Education of Teachers Working Group's recommendations.
§ Mr. DunnAs the notes to the table in annex D to the advisory committee's report made clear, the figure for the number of hearing-impaired pupils in ordinary classes referred to those for whom a statement of special educational need would be appropriate under the Education Act 1981. The figure for "children in local schools" in the survey by the British Association of
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1980 1983 1984 Other• 680 600 600 Age 19–24† Total population‡ 4,800 5,190 5,330 Full-time education║ 350 390 410 YTS/YOP — — — Claimant/registered unemployed¶ 300 670 700 Other• 4,150 4,130 4,220 * Estimates for full-time further education relate to the preceding November and those for universities to the preceding December. † Ages as at 31 August of preceding year. ‡ Estimated for August ages from mid-year GAD figures. ║ Excluding YTS/YOP ¶ Claimant unemployed for 1983 and 1984; registered unemployed for 1980. • Including those in employment (outside YTS), those seeking work but not claiming benefit (for 1983 and 1984) or not registered for employment (for 1980), those who are neither employed not seeking work (eg because of domestic responsibilities) and net errors in the estimates. Note:
Estimates have been rounded to the nearest 10,000.