§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many disabled children are currently integrated into mainstream schools in each local education authority in Wales; and how many are granted specialist equipment within each authority.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsInformation on the provision of specialist equipment for disabled pupils in maintained primary and secondary schools is not collected centrally.
The number of disabled children, in maintained primary and secondary schools, for whom the local education authority was maintaining a statement of special needs in January, 1991, is given as follows: 168W
Number Clwyd 1,123 Dyfed 562 Gwent 1,459 Gwynedd 514 Mid Glamorgan 2,421 Powys 170 South Glamorgan 715 West Glamorgan 1,894 Wales 8,858 Note: Figures include children in both mainstream classes and special classes/units in maintained primary and secondary schools. Figures for Dyfed, Mid Glamorgan and Powys include a small number of pupils who are receiving education outside of their own authorities.