§ 14. Mr. John EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has any plans to increase the level of resources available for pupils with special educational needs.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe appropriate level of resources for pupils with special educational needs will be considered, alongside all other sectors of education, in determining the local authority grant settlement for 1991–92. At local level it is for individual LEAs to decide, within the statutory framework, what resources to allocate for such pupils from the total funds available to them.
§ 99. Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he has taken to ensure that the content of educational statements for children with special needs is determined only by the needs of the handicapped pupils.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthGuidance on the procedures for assessments and the preparation of statements of special educational needs was issued to local education authorities on 29 September 1989 in circular 22/89.