§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children are enrolled in special needs education establishments; and how many 349W schools with special needs provision there are (a) in England and Wales and (b) in each local education authority. [96625]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe information requested has been placed in the Libraries.
The information provided includes the number of special schools and the number of pupils in those schools. It also includes the number of pupils with a statement of Special Education Needs (SEN) and the number of pupils with SEN, but without a statement in maintained primary and secondary schools. In keeping with the SEN Code of Practice 2001 the special educational needs of children will normally be met in mainstream schools or settings.
For information on Wales I refer the hon. Member to the Welsh Assembly.
§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the annual total cost is of special needs education in England and Wales, broken down by local education authority. [96626]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe information requested is not held by the Department in this form. The following table details the amount each LEA spends on SEN funding as reported in its Section 52 BudgetStatement. This includes the LEA central spend and the amount delegated to schools that is notionally for SEN. Information is also given showing how much each LEA receives through SEN Standards Fund grant:
Funding provided by LEAs for SEN in England in 2002–03
All figures as reported by LEAs through their Section 52 budget statements at 6 February 2003.
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LEA Number: LEA Name: Total funding for SEN1,2 SEN Standards Fund (£) 201 City of London 236,600 3,473 202 Camden 15,641,127 356,966 203 Greenwich 22,178,180 548,289 204 Hackney 16,777,833 446,394 205 Hammersmith and Fulham 10,181,377 284,832 206 Islington 13,071,992 412,874 207 Kensington and Chelsea 6,711,499 172,389 208 Lambeth 20,863,299 462,390 209 Lewisham 15,200,492 523,992 210 Southwark 19,204,289 593,172 211 Tower Hamlets 22,053,375 756,602 212 Wandsworth 23,631,595 401,719 213 Westminster 8,419,270 284,850 301 Barking and Dagenham 11,060,380 392,638 302 Barnet 27,766,463 555,785 303 Bexley 17,184,898 445,489 304 Brent 16,728,644 515,926 305 Bromley 16,876,550 514,196 306 Croydon 23,125,421 624,552 307 Ealing 22,031,735 578,333 308 Enfield 19,108,245 608,760 309 Haringey 21,606,606 552,293 310 Harrow 13,115,046 322,654 311 Havering 9,678,197 397,584 312 Hillingdon 19,577,874 457,857 313 Hounslow 16,092,095 449,613 314 Kingston upon Thames 10,551,892 202,323 315 Merton 12,966,936 265,064 316 Newham 23,767,278 774,089 317 Redbridge 14,878,819 487,733 318 Richmond upon Thames 7,598,885 214,613 319 Sutton 14,685,590 305,375 320 Waltham Forest 22,874,896 500,193
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LEA Number: LEA Name: Total funding for SEN1,2 SEN Standards Fund (£) 330 Birmingham 101,417,436 2,585,541 331 Coventry 19,653,653 625,665 332 Dudley 17,254,425 583,112 333 Sandwell 18,966,621 673,797 334 Solihull 11,245,334 409,502 335 Walsall 18,705,987 589,239 336 Wolverhampton 16,566,442 544,127 340 Knowsley 13,226,573 483,870 341 Liverpool 29,791,546 1,253,449 342 St. Helens 9,724,840 373,966 343 Sefton 16,038,519 589,487 344 Wirral 22,028,958 781,104 350 Bolton 16,513,091 556,148 351 Bury 11,461,352 326,055 352 Manchester 29,976,057 1,203,034 353 Oldham 13,791,650 543,617 354 Rochdale 13,843,454 490,952 355 Salford 15,900,945 510,802 356 Stockport 13,387,314 485,295 357 Tameside 10,108,375 473,930 358 Trafford 12,222,731 416,047 359 Wigan 19,073,439 591,448 370 Barnsley 11,641,026 452,304 371 Doncaster 15,626,470 638,822 372 Rotherham 17,802,382 553,637 373 Sheffield 21,226,585 973,164 380 Bradford 22,863,022 1,129,345 381 Calderdale 9,551,724 414,346 382 Kirklees 20,237,948 784,743 383 Leeds 43,069,380 1,398,372 384 Wakefield 14,993,699 630,932 390 Gateshead 10,953,161 394,233 391 Newcastle upon Tyne 15,272,962 578,462 392 North Tyneside 11,138,565 386,192 393 South Tyneside 17,575,930 346,625 394 Sunderland 11,873,978 720,548 420 Isles Of Scilly 56,840 2,516 800 Bath and North East Somerset 8,465,849 261,928 801 Bristol City of 28,349,268 663,005 802 North Somerset 9,264,633 282,153 803 South Gloucestershire 13,198,640 403,433 805 Hartlepool 7,153,072 228,260 806 Middlesbrough 10,576,948 366,466 807 Redcar and Cleveland 7,023,656 327,969 808 Stockton-on-Tees 13,102,445 407,466 810 Kingston upon Hull City of 19,393,098 588,652 811 East Riding of Yorkshire 18,853,655 521,650 812 North East Lincolnshire 8,521,036 361,416 813 North Lincolnshire 10,623,631 289,341 815 North Yorkshire 34,779,643 884,781 816 York 11,185,006 261,608 820 Bedfordshire 20,980,789 664,405 821 Luton 13,521,604 422,055 825 Buckinghamshire 30,021,856 717,443 826 Milton Keynes 17,493,025 376,336 830 Derbyshire 50,632,480 1,255,381 831 Derby 15,838,470 475,510 835 Dorset 25,829,938 520,653 836 Poole 8,445,388 192,091 837 Bournemouth 9,796,742 223,400 840 Durham 26,773,011 952,525 841 Darlington 5,116,672 191,595 845 East Sussex 33,612,326 747,091 846 Brighton and Hove 17,925,701 367,140 850 Hampshire 66,087,734 1,781,879 851 Portsmouth 12,211,286 315,149 852 Southampton 12,262,618 375,014 855 Leicestershire 30,937,175 953,200 856 Leicester 21,189,894 631,182 857 Rutland 1,736,448 46,373 860 Staffordshire 44,684,920 1,405,701 861 Stoke-on-Trent 10,782,710 544,872 865 Wiltshire 20,090,762 646,262 866 Swindon 12,966,379 317,745 867 Bracknell Forest 5,167,077 144,065 868 Windsor and Maidenhead 6,617,485 183,074 869 West Berkshire 8,252,059 231,090
LEA Number: LEA Name: Total funding for SEN1,2 SEN Standards Fund (£) 870 Reading 6,786,016 194,840 871 Slough 8,675,140 227,685 872 Wokingham 7,522,778 218,582 873 Cambridgeshire 36,070,099 788,170 874 Peterborough 15,452,957 365,952 875 Cheshire 38,194,690 1,137,524 876 Halton 9,523,934 285,959 877 Warrington 10,355,877 347,215 878 Devon 39,122,425 1,041,682 879 Plymouth 18,161,040 492,046 880 Torbay 6,060,759 228,566 881 Essex 69,923,243 2,125,590 882 Southend-on-Sea 11,510,525 306,222 883 Thurrock 8,455,476 254,967 884 Herefordshire 10,457,240 244,567 885 Worcestershire 23,007,369 846,417 886 Kent 86,940,791 2,274,562 887 Medway 17,800,794 484,053 888 Lancashire 88,090,821 2,095,325 889 Blackburn with Darwen 14,802,781 351,988 890 Blackpool 9,955,145 278,757 891 Nottinghamshire 32,796,893 1,334,933 892 Nottingham 9,723,343 626,071 893 Shropshire 12,274,705 414,188 894 Telford and Wrekin 11,520,969 330,669 908 Cornwall 25,392,606 796,800 909 Cumbria 29,069,358 870,145 916 Gloucestershire 31,843,035 872,565 919 Hertfordshire 58,419,568 1,742,247 921 Isle of Wight 8,664,367 234,033 925 Lincolnshire 33,910,718 997,991 926 Norfolk 38,641,139 1,248,755 928 Northamptonshire 34,167,211 1,099,536 929 Northumberland 30,009,036 564,435 931 Oxfordshire 27,923,355 861,854 933 Somerset 26,284,662 735,134 935 Suffolk 29,692,548 1,063,841 936 Surrey 72,841,153 1,349,662 937 Warwickshire 33,292,978 790,627 938 West Sussex 50,492,439 1,039,050 1 Includes from Table 1: Total central spend by LEAs on SEN which covers Educational Pyschology Service/Assessments and statementing, provision for pupils with statements, specialist support: Pupils with and without statements, promoting good practice/collaboration/integration; and ISB for special schools. 2 Also includes from Table 2A of the budget statement funding delegated to primary and secondary schools identified as "notional SEN" (figures are only indicative of the amount that might be spent by schools on SEN).
§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps his Department is taking to ensure special needs provision is available for children with autism; and if he will make a statement. [96803]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisSchools and local education authorities have duties under the Education Act 1996 to identify, assess and make suitable provision for children with special educational needs, including those with autism. Provision for children with autism is made in mainstream schools with support; autism units attached to maintained schools; generic special schools; independent, non-maintained or maintained autism specialist schools or through home-based provision.
To help schools, local education authorities and others develop and audit appropriate provision, my Department, in partnership with the Department of Health, published good practice guidance on autistic spectrum disorders last year. Among other things, this reflected the work of the Department for Education 352W and Skills-funded West Midlands SEN Regional Partnership which has been focusing on a regional, multi-agency approach to creating a range of provision to meet the range of autistic children's needs.