§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will consider the statementing of children of exceptional ability.
§ Mr. FallonIt is for LEAs to make appropriate provisions for gifted children.
§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what proportion of the resources made available for children with special needs is made available for the education of gifted children;
532W(2) how many local education authorities have able child resource centres;
(3) what proportion of the national educational budget is devoted to providing additional resources for children of exceptional ability.
§ Mr. FallonThis information is not available centrally. It is for individual local authorities and schools to determine the deployment of their resources to meet additional educational needs, including the needs of exceptionally able pupils.