HC Deb 10 March 1976 vol 907 c233W
Mr. Ashley

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many handicapped children are now on the waiting list for places at special schools; and if he will break down the figures giving the numbers for different types of schools and for different age groups.

Mr. Gerry Fowler

The information is available only by types of handicap and for two different age groups. The numbers on waiting lists in England and Wales in January 1975 were as follows:

Under five years of age Aged five years and over
Blind 46 33
Partially sighted 60 115
Deaf 50 62
Partially hearing 103 135
Physically handicapped 327 446
Delicate 25 520
Maladjusted 7 2,197
Educationally sub-normal: Medium 257 5,601
Severe 849 708
Epileptic 3 57
With speech defects 17 88
Autistic 2 33
1,746 9,995
Total 11,741

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