§ 5. Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Education when the 138 educationally sub-normal children in the area of the Divisional Executive for north-west Kent now awaiting places in special schools can expect to be accommodated in the additional facilities to be provided in the development plan.
§ Mr. HardmanMy right hon. Friend finds that owing to a misunderstanding the figure he gave my hon. Friend on 13th February related to a much wider area. The figure for the area of the North-Western Divisional Executive is 37. In Kent, as elsewhere, a long-term programme will be required to make good the large deficiency of accommodation for educationally sub-normal children, and in the present circumstances he cannot forecast when the needs of the North-Western Divisional area will be fully met.