§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) how many children in each LEA are in(a) moderate learning difficulty schools, (b) severe learning difficulty schools and (c) educational and behavioural difficulties schools, broken down into (i) primary and (ii) secondary sectors; [135135]
(2) what percentage of children in each LEA are in (a) moderate learning difficulty schools, (b) severe learning difficulty schools and (c) educational and behavioural difficulties schools, broken down into (i) primary and (ii) secondary sectors, as a proportion of the overall number of children in each sector. [135136]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe information is not available in the form requested.
Some information on special needs was recently published in the statistical volume "Statistics of Education—Schools in England 2000" in September. A copy of this publication is available from the Library and can also be accessed on the Department's statistical website www.dfee.gov.uk/statistics. More comprehensive information about special educational needs in schools in England will be published in a statistical bulletin "Special Educational Needs in England 2000" on 22 November.