HC Deb 19 December 1974 vol 883 cc568-9W
Mr. Parkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many voluntary schools and how many local authority schools provide nursery education for handicapped children in England and Wales.

Mr. Prentice

26 non-maintained special schools and about 200 local education authority special schools in England and Wales provide nursery education for handicapped children. A number of other nursery classes or schools will have some handicapped children attending them.