§ Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Education how many children of school age are awaiting admission for special schools in Wales and how many children are now catered for in schools outside the Principality.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydIn January, 1959, 1,260 children of school age were awaiting admission to special schools in Wales compared with 1,794 in January, 1958. 605 new special school places will be provided in Wales by building schemes already started or included in building programmes up to 1961–62. In January, 1958, the latest date for which information is available, some 260 Welsh pupils were receiving special educational treatment in special and independent schools in England.