§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report the total number of pupils in special schools who are neither ascertained nor recorded, giving the breakdown by region and by division.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe numbers of these pupils in special schools and departments at September 1987 are set out in the table.
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Number Borders 30 Central 0 Dumfries/Galloway 50 Fife 190 Grampian 190 Highland 20 Lothian 960 Strathclyde 780 Tayside 90 Orkney — Shetland — Western Isles —
Number ALL SCOTLAND 2,320 Argyll and Bute 20 Ayr 100 Dunbarton 110 Glasgow (City) 290 Lanark 150 Renfrew 110
§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report the total number of ascertained or recorded students in primary schools and secondary schools with significant special educational needs arising from (a)severe/profound hearing impairment, (b) pronounced visual impairment, (c) severe physical impairment, (d) severe pervasive communication difficulties, (e) social and emotional difficulties and (f) moderate, severe or profound learning difficulties; and if he will give the breakdown by region and by division.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation on the range of impairments of pupils in primary and secondary schools was collected for the first time in the 1988 school census and I will write to the hon. Member early next year when it has been collated.