§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many mentally handicapped persons leave special schools each year (a) nationally and (b) in Essex.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonThis information is not collected by my Department. In January 1975 there were approximately 30,000 children aged 2–19 attending schools for the educationally subnormal (severe) in England and Wales, including 750 in Essex.