§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish for each local education authority for each of the last three years the number of appeals made against statements of special educational needs; and what is the estimated cost of running the system in each local education authority.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsInformation is not held centrally on the number of appeals against the provision in a statement of special educational needs which went before a local appeals committee nor of the costs of running the system in each local education authority. However, the number of appeals against statements to my right hon. Friend are shown as follows:
LEA Appeals made 1990 1991 1992 1993 Gwynedd 12 1 — — Clwyd 1 — 2 — South Glamorgan 24 — — — Powys 11 — — — Dyfed — 1 — — Mid Glamorgan — — 1 — West Glamorgan — — — — Gwent — — — — 1 One withdrawn. 2 Three withdrawn.