Special Educational Needs

HC Deb 19 June 1990 vol 174 c491W

Ms. Armstrong

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many children in each local education authority in Wales were placed in a non-residential special school following the completion of a statement of educational needs for each year since April 1983; and what this is expressed as a percentage of(a) the total number of children with statements in the local education authority and (b) the total number of statements made by the local education authority in that year;

(2) how many children in each local education authority in Wales were placed in a special unit following the completion of a statement of educational needs for each year since April 1983; and what this is expressed as a percentage of (a) the total number of children with statements in the local education authority and (b) the total number of statements made by the local education authority in that year;

(3) how many children in each local education authority remained in mainstream schools following the completion of a statement of educational needs for each year since April 1983; and what this is expressed as a percentage of (a) the total number of children with statements in the local education authority and (b) the total number of statements made by the local education authority in that year;

(4) how many children in each local education authority in Wales were placed in a residential special school following the completion of a statement of educational needs for each year since April 1983; and what this is expressed as a percentage of (a) the total number of children with statements in the local education authority and (b) the total number of statements made by the local education authority in that year.

Sir Wyn Roberts

No information is held centrally on the number of children who are newly statemented each year by type of placement.