HC Deb 07 August 1980 vol 990 cc315-7W
Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many handicapped pupils from Northern Ireland are being educated elsewhere in the United Kingdom; if he will give full details as to the nature of the tuition received, the location of the schools involved, the number attending each school and the total cost to each area board.

Mr. Goodhart

Thirty eight. The details are as follows:

Belfast Board
Laleham House school for delicate pupils, Kent 3
St. Dominics Open Air School for delicate boys, Surrey 6
Hethersett Vocational Centre for blind adolescents, Surrey 2
St. Vincents Open Air School for delicate girls, Sussex 1
Burwood Park school for deaf boys, Surrey 1
Royal National College for the blind, Hereford 1
Mary Hare Grammar School for the deaf, Berkshire 1
St. Johns school for the deaf, Boston Spa, Yorkshire 1
* Estimated cost £66,500
Western Board
Mary Hare Grammar school for the deaf, Berkshire 1
Percy Hendley school for the physically handicapped, Northumberland 1
Queen Alexandra College for the blind, Birmingham 1
* Estimated cost £13,500
North Eastern Board
St. Dominics Open Air school for delicate boys, Surrey 1
Royal National College for the blind, Hereford 1
Mary Hare Grammar school for the deaf, Berkshire 2

School No of pupils
1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
St. Joseph's School for deaf Boys, Cabra, Dublin … … … 7 8 12
St. Mary's School for hearing impaired children, Cabra Dublin. … 14 10 12
St. Joseph's School and Home for the blind, Drumcondra, Dublin … 2 3 2
St. Michael's School, Chapelizod, Co Dublin … … … … 2 2 2
St. Mary's School for the visually impaired, Merrion Road, Dublin 1 1 1
St. Augustine's Residential Special School, Blackrock, Co Dublin … 2 3 2
St. Raphael's, Celbridge, Co Kildare … … … … … 1 3 3
St. Joseph's Orthopaedic Hospital and Home, Mullingar, Westmeath 1 1 1
Total … … … … … … … … … 30 31 35

Hareward College for physically handicapped and delicate, Warwickshire 2
National Star Centre for disabled youth, Gloucestershire 1
Childrens Convalescent Home and School for delicate pupils, Chershire 1
* Estimated cost £35,500
South Eastern Board
Mary Hare Grammar School for the deaf, Berkshire 1
Corseford School for Spastic Children, Scotland 1
Worcester College for the blind, Worcester 1
Bedgeworth Court School for maladjusted boys, Cheltenham 1
Chilton School for epileptic pupils, Liverpool 1
Pilgrims School for delicate boys, Sussex 1
* Estimated cost £31,500
Southern Board
Hethersett Vocational Centre for blind adolescents Surrey 1
St. Roses School for physically handicapped, Gloucestershire 1
Crowthorne School for the educationally sub-normal, Lanes 1
Lingfield Hospital School for epileptic pupils, Surrey 1
Derby College of Further Education, Derby/Royal School for the deaf, Derby 1
* Estimated cost £25,000
* [Total estimated cost for 1980–81 school year]

The pupils receive a general education and a course of special education suitable to their particular handicaps.

Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many handicapped pupils from Northern Ireland were educated in each of the past three years in the Republic of Ireland; and what was the location of each school, the number attending each school and the total cost to each area board in the same period.

Mr. Goodhart

The information is as follows:

The tuition and boarding costs to each education and library board were as follows:

£
1977–78
Belfast 5,036
North Eastern 3,141
South Eastern 1,137
Western 7,460
Southern 21,334
1978–79
Belfast 4,277
North Eastern 3,964
South Eastern 3,712
Western 7,463
Southern 30,644
1979–80
Belfast 3,992
North Eastern 3,939
South Eastern 4,375
Western 15,603
Southern 31,587