§ Mr. IllsleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many children have been (i) statemented and (ii) formally assessed by Barnsley local education authority in each year since 1981, whose special need is as a result of diagnosis of dyslexia;
(2) how many appeals from Barnsley local education authority relating to dyslexia are being dealt with by his Department;
(3) how many appeals are currently with his Department in respect of children who have been statemented by Barnsley local education authority; how many statements 676W have been issued; and how many children have been made the subject of formal assessment by Barnsley local education authority for each year since 1981.
§ Mr. ForthThe Department is currently dealing with eight appeals in respect of children with special educational needs from Barnsley local education authority—LEA. All concern children with specific learning difficulties, and four of these appeals are in respect of children who have been made the subject of a statement.
Information on the number of formal assessments and statements made by Barnsley LEA, for each year since 1981, is shown in the table. Information for the 1993 calendar year is still being collated, and is not yet available.
Statements of special educational needs: Barnsley LEA Year1 Children for whom a statement was made for the first time Children assessed for whom no tatement was issued Total 1981 45 2— 45 1982 45 2— 45 1983 12 2— 12 1984 74 2— 74 1985 60 2— 60 1986 68 2— 68 1987 44 2— 44 1988 34 5 39 1989 45 10 55 1990 95 7 102 1991 122 7 129 1992 173 10 183 1 Calendar year 2 Information not collected Information on pupils who have been made the subject of a formal assessment or a statement is not categorised by disability.