§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing how many children in secondary schools in Wales are recognised by the relevant local education authority as being handicapped; of these how many attend designated special classes or units on a full-time/part-time basis; and how many did not attend designated special classes at January 1986, or the latest date for which the information is available.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsInformation in the form requested is not available. Figures to be published shortly in "Statistics of Education in Wales" indicate that the number of pupils who were receiving special education in ordinary or special classes in maintained secondary and primary schools in Wales under the provisions of the Education Act 1981 totalled 6,400.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many handicapped pupils registered in January 1986 with local education authorities in Wales as having a need for special education are attending special schools outside Wales.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsInformation for January 1986 is not yet available. At January 1985, 103 were doing so.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will issue guidelines to local education authorities in 198W Wales to ensure that education facilities for mentally handicapped children give due regard to the home language of such children.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsIt is for local education authorities to consider the pattern of education in their area and to determine placements for mentally handicapped children which best suit their educational needs.