§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children of compulsory school age were(a) statemented for special educational needs or (b) assessed for special educational needs for each of the last five years. [7258]
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§ Mr. TimmsInformation on the number of children of compulsory school age (5–15 years) with a statement of special educational needs in the last five years is as follows:
Year Number of children 1996 208,204 1997 215,909 1998 221,334 1999 231,312 2000 234,615 The number of children (some of whom are not of compulsory school age) for whom a statement was made for the first time for the years for which figures are available is as follows:
Year Number of children 1996 36,636 1997 35,648 1998 36,178 1999 35,421 2000 1— 1 Not yet available The number of children of compulsory school age assessed for special educational needs is not collected centrally. However the total number of children assessed for special educational needs (some of whom are not of compulsory school age) is as follows:
Year Number of children 1996 38,643 1997 37,339 1998 37,826 1999 37,069 2000 1— 1Not yet available