§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of children in the care of a local authority or voluntary organisation are in special schools; and what proportion of all children are in special schools.
§ Mr. DunnInformation i s not collected centrally about the number of children in care who are being educated in special schools. In England. in 1984, 1.5 per cent. of the total school population of compulsory school age were in special schools.