§ Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many children were statemented in(a) 1970, (b) 1980 and (c) 1999; and how many came from broken homes. [119767]
§ Jacqui SmithThere are no figures available for 1970 and 1980; statements of special educational needs were only introduced after the implementation of the 1981 Education Act, in 1983. In 1999, 255,584 children had statements. We do not collect information on the domestic arrangements of children who have statements.