HC Deb 12 July 1993 vol 228 c359W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many special needs schools there were in each of the last five years; and if he will break down the figures by category of special need.

Mr. Forth

Information about the number of maintained and non-maintained special schools is shown in the table. Many of these schools make provision for more than one kind of learning difficulty, so it is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by category of special need.

Maintained and non-maintained special schools in England (1988–1992)
Position at January of each year
Year Maintained Non-maintained
1988 1,359 84
1989 1,337 82
1990 1,317 81
1991 1,799 81
1992 1,774 78

Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children had statements of educational need, in each of the last five years nationally and by each educational authority.

Mr. Forth

I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Dr. Jones) on 7 June 1993,Official Report, columns 25–28.