Special Educational Needs (Hansard, 24 January 1990)

HC Deb 24 January 1990 vol 165 c689W 689W

§ Ms. Armstrong
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the most recent figure for the number of pupils and students with statements of special educational needs in England.

§ Mr. Alan Howarth
The provisional total number of pupils with statements of special educational needs in England was 138,173 on 21 January 1989, with one authority's return outstanding.