§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report the information available to him on the numbers of children under the age of 16 years who are registered as handicapped in each local authority in Wales.
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Family Practitioner Area Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan 1979 Number 164 166 198 130 240 69 203 169 Number per 1,000 population 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 1980 Number 172 169 201 133 253 69 203 172 Number per 1,000 population 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 1981 Number 179 172 206 132 260 69 203 176 Number per 1,000 population 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 1982 Number 191 180 212 134 264 67 208 175 Number per 1,000 population 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 1983 Number 194 182 222 137 271 70 211 178 Number per 1,000 population 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 1984 Number 197 188 226 139 274 72 216 180 Number per 1,000 population 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe required information is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report the information available to him on the numbers of children with statements under the Education Act 1981 in each local education authority in Wales; and what is his estimate in each case of the percentage of these children who are persons to whom section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 applies.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe number of children with statements is as follows:—
Children with Statements as at January 1986 Local Education Authority Number Clwyd 1,227 Dyfed 408 Gwent 780 Gwynedd 692 Mid Glamorgan 3,401 Powys 180 South Glamorgan 1,200 West Glamorgan 1,858 WALES 9,746 It is not possible to estimate the percentage of these children who are persons to whom section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 applies.