§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many children have statements of special 159W educational needs in each of the new county boroughs; and what percentage of children of school age this is in each local education authority. [34853]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe information requested is not yet available by unitary authority. They will be asked in January 1997 for information in respect of 1996.
§ Mr. GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many decisions to cease to maintain a statement were made in the last year for which figures are available for each of the old county councils. [34854]
§ Mr. EvansThe information requested is as follows:
Number of pupils whose statements were discontinued after their needs were reassessed during 19951 either following a review under the Education (Special Education Needs Regulations 1994 or following a parental request under Section 172 of the Education Act 1993 LEA 1995 Clwyd 110 Dyfed 23 Gwent 2 Gwynedd 3 Mid Glamorgan 13 Powys 4 South Glamorgan 43 West Glamorgan 0 1 The figure shown for Clwyd relates to 1994.