§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table giving the numbers of ancillary staff provided in schools in Wales by local education authorities to look after the special needs of handicapped pupils for each year since 1981.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe numbers of nursing, child care and other ancillary staff in special schools, as at September of each year, are given in the following table. Comparable information in respect of ancillary staff catering for pupils with special needs in primary and secondary schools is not collected centrally.
Ancillary Staff in Special Schools 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Clwyd 89 103 98 98 113 105 Dyfed 37 42 48 43 45 48 Gwent 83 76 79 83 74 86 Gwynedd 48 38 35 40 37 43 Mid Glamorgan 126 123 131 119 132 134 Powys 12 13 13 14 14 18 South Glamorgan 142 118 118 112 96 115 West Glamorgan 59 59 51 68 73 68