§ Mrs. Ann Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, what is the number of handicapped pupils in independent special schools and the number of handicapped people in non-special independent schools and the average cost per annum of educating a child in each type of school.
§ Mr. Mark CarlisleIn January 1979, the latest date for which figures are available, the number of handicapped children attending non-maintained special schools, that is, schools provided by bodies other than local education authorities which have been approved as special schools under the Handicapped Pupils and Special Schools Regulations 1959, under arrangements made by English local education authorities was 8,297 and the number attending independent schools was 7,477. It is not possible to calculate average per capita costs from information available to my Department.