§ Ms PrimaroloTo 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. ForthInformation 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 PrimaroloTo 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. ForthI 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.