HC Deb 16 December 1996 vol 287 c423W
Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many education units for school age in-patients there were in NHS trusts in England in each of the last five years. [8478]

Mrs. Gillan

This information is not held centrally. However, the following table shows the number of hospital schools in England in each of the last five years:

  • 1992: 42
  • 1993: 40
  • 1994: 38
  • 1995: 31
  • 1996: 27.