Mr. William O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what has been the growth in demand for special education requirements in each year since 1990, giving the number of pupils in each year. [38788]
§ Mr. ForthThe most readily available measure of the demand for special education provision is the number of pupils with statements of special educational needs. The full figures for pupils in England with statements since 1990 are provided in the table.
Year Number of statements 1990 139,779 1991 154,743 1992 165,095 1993 176,698 1994 192,308 19951 198,329 1 Provisional.