§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out the formula used for calculating the financial needs of each education authority for the provision of special education and list by authority the sum included in the total standard spending assessment for 1990–91 for the provision of special education and for giving special help to children statemented as being in special need.
§ Mr. ChopeThe formula for calculating the standard spending assessment for education is set out in the Revenue Support Grant Distribution Report (England) which is in the Library. The assessment takes account of special needs by means of an index of additional educational needs which reflects additional needs of various kinds and is used to distribute 24 per cent. of the total SSA element for education. This covers both additional costs arising from special education and special support in ordinary schools. It is not possible to identify within this a separate element for statemented children.