HC Deb 17 March 1999 vol 327 cc696-7W
Dr. Kumar

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what statutory provisions require an Education and Library Board to provide a relevant education service for an individual child with autistic spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement. [76402]

Mr. McFall

The statutory provisions requiring education and library boards to provide for children with special educational needs, including those with autistic spectrum disorder, are contained in the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.