HC Deb 31 October 1990 vol 178 c559W
Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils attending(a) primary and (b) post-primary schools suffer from dyslexia.

Mr. Needham

The term dyslexia can describe a variety of specific learning difficulties experienced by children and the information is not readily available in the form requested.

It is estimated that some 600 children currently receive assistance for literacy and numeracy problems.

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