HC Deb 25 June 1991 vol 193 cc427-8W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for each of the last 10 years, and for each local education authority area in Wales, the number of statements of special educational need issued, separately distinguishing between primary and secondary schools.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The number of children for whom statements of special educational need were made for the first time are given in the following table. Information on the number of new statements issued is not available by sector nor for years prior to 1986.

Calendar year
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Clwyd 377 187 213 264 318
Dyfed 160 104 121 193 225
Gwent 272 235 463 338 402
Gwynedd 80 70 99 133 130
Mid Glamorgan 537 575 643 543 490
Powys 17 16 30 78 120
South Glamorgan 217 201 174 243 184
West Glamorgan 274 234 304 307 358

£ thousands
1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
INSET ESG INSET ESG INSET ESG
Clwyd 26.7 16.9 95.9 54.5 195.6 57.1
Dyfed 38.9 17.3 128.6 56.1 246.7 58.8
Gwent 19.6 17.1 200.2 55.3 452.0 57.9
Gwynedd 56.3 15.7 124.6 49.2 192.3 51.5
Mid Glamorgan 30.1 18.3 153.6 48.8 310.4 63.7
Powys 12.8 14.4 65.5 43.4 143.5 45.5
South Glamorgan 20.2 16.1 138.1 50.9 229.0 53.3
West Glamorgan 18.6 16.2 93.5 51.3 206.5 53.7
WJEC — 28.0 — 88.5 — 92.7
TOTAL 223.2 160.0 1,000.0 498.0 1,976.0 534.2

INSET—In-service training grant.

ESG—Education support grant.

Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many qualified teachers of Welsh at (i) primary and (ii) secondary level there were in(a) 1988 and (b) the latest date available; and if he will make a statement.

Sir Wyn Roberts

Information on the number of qualified Welsh teachers at primary and secondary schools is available from a range of tables presented in the 1987

Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for the most recently available date and for each local education authority, the number of applications for statements of special educational need that are still pending; and if he will identify the mean, median and mode of waiting times for those applications.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The information requested is not collected centrally.