HC Deb 24 April 1996 vol 276 cc198-9W
24. Mr. Sutcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of the education budget is spent on pupils with special needs; and if she will make a statement. [25102]

Mrs. Gillan

It is not possible to disaggregate expenditure on all pupils with special needs. Expenditure on pupils with statements of special educational need by local education authorities in England was 6.5 per cent. of their total net recurrent expenditure on education, excluding mandatory awards, in 1994–95, the latest year for which figures are available.

31. Mr. Connarty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of the training budget is notionally allocated for special needs training. [25110]

Mrs. Gillan

The 1996–97 training for work budget for England includes funding for residential training centres and pre-vocational pilots, both of which are for special needs training. These elements represent, respectively, 4 per cent. and 5 per cent. of the total training for work budget. In addition, the funding arrangements of both youth training and training for work are designed to ensure that special needs are supported through the mainstream programmes.