§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of pupils with recorded special educational needs in primary and secondary schools by region and division, and by major area of need, as at the last available date.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe number of pupils with recorded special educational needs in education authority primary and secondary schools at September 1987 is given in the table. Information by major area of needs is not held centrally.
Primary Secondary Borders 13 4 Central 25 8 Dumfries and Galloway 36 33 Fife 6 0 Grampian 63 23 Highland 39 53 Lothian 15 12 Strathclyde 257 98 Tayside 29 13 Orkney 7 0 Shetland 8 6 Western Isles 0 4 All Scotland 498 254 Argyll and Bute 16 2 Ayr 78 21 Dunbarton 25 8 Glasgow 54 16 Lanark 29 23 Renfrew 55 28 These figures do not include pupils in special schools.