Mr. Alan W. WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many children have received statements for special educational needs in each year since 1987 in(a) Dyfed, (b) Wales and (c) Britain.
§ Mr. RichardsThe number of children for whom statements of special educational needs were made for the first time, for each calendar year since 1987, are shown in the following table. Figures for Britain as a whole are not available in the same format.
Calendar year Dyfed Wales 1987 104 1,552 1988 121 1,948 1989 193 2,099 1990 225 2,227 1991 272 2,456 1992 397 2,650 1993 437 2,881