§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many cases concerning schools in the Buckingham constituency were heard by the Special Educational Needs Tribunal in each year since 1997, indicating in how many cases the Tribunal ruled that additional support should be provided for children with special needs. [23734]
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§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe Special Educational Needs Tribunal records appeals for individual local education authorities (LEAs), rather than individual constituencies. The following table shows the number of appeals involving Buckinghamshire LEA in each year since 1996–97 together
SEN Tribunal cases against Buckinghamshire LEA1—1 September 1996–31 August 2001 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Total years Total number of appeals 18 19 19 22 19 97 Total number withdrawn 10 12 10 15 13 60 Total decided 9 6 9 7 5 36 Outstanding 0 0 0 0 1 1 Total decisions upheld2 4 5 9 7 4 29 Total decisions dismissed3 5 1 0 0 1 7 1 Buckinghamshire was involved in the re-organisation of LEAs on 1 March 1998. These figures include appeal for this LEA before the changes. 2 Upheld are those appeals where the Tribunal ruled, in whole or in part, in favour of the appellant. 3 Dismissed are those appeals where the Tribunal ruled in favour of the LEA.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding has been made available to schools in the Buckingham constituency from the Special Educational Needs Standards Fund. [23736]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisStandards Fund grant is allocated to local education authorities (LEAs), rather than individual constituencies. It is for individual LEAs to decide how they will use their grant but we expect them to work in partnership with their schools when deciding their special educational needs priorities.
In 2001–02, Buckinghamshire local education authority received £647,509 from the Standards Fund for pupils with special educational needs or who cannot attend school because of illness or injury or who are in public care. This allocation will increase by 11 per cent. to £717,443 in 2002–03. It will be available for a range of issues, for example training and preparation for the new SEN and Disability Codes of Practice, and improving partnership working between schools, LEAs and health and social services.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many special needs status(a) primary and (b) secondary school children there were (i) nationally and (ii) in the Buckingham constituency in each year since 1997. [23737]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe information requested is shown in the table.
Buckingham constituency England Pupils with statements SEN pupils without statements Pupils with statements SEN pupils without statements Maintained primary schools 1997 113 819 63,551 759,449 1998 112 1,042 67,014 821,342 1999 118 1,063 69,797 859,742 2000 88 1,081 72,525 885,952 2001 91 1,102 73,144 898,601 Maintained secondary schools 1997 64 396 70,080 442,024 1998 75 394 73,956 479,675 1999 43 294 77,330 514,386 2000 93 563 79,788 541,406 2001 87 585 80,919 557,342 Note:
Special educational needs data are as reported by schools.
718Wwith information about the number of appeals withdrawn, decided or outstanding and information about the number of cases which were upheld. A case is listed as "upheld" when any of the points at issue are decided in the parents' favour.