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Mr. Andrew F. Bennett
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many independent schools there are in England; and what information he has as to how many children attend them, as to the proportion this represents of the total school population, and as to the comparable figures for each of the last five years.
| Local education authority | Proportion of total net expenditure on special education spent in 1983–84 | Number of pupils | ||||
| on pupils educated within the authority | on pupils educated outside the authority | Educated within the authority | Educated outside the authority | |||
| Per cent. | Per cent. | Numbers | Per cent. | Numbers | Per cent. | |
| Barking | 61 | 39 | 298 | 71 | 119 | 29 |
| Barnet | 54 | 46 | 511 | 68 | 246 | 32 |
| Bexley | 49 | 51 | 396 | 58 | 284 | 42 |
| Brent | 61 | 39 | 623 | 73 | 229 | 27 |
| Bromley | 60 | 40 | 594 | 78 | 171 | 22 |
Mr. Dunn
Following is the information for England:
| Number of Independent Schools | Number of Pupils in Independent Schools | Proportion of Pupils in Independent Schools Per cent. | |
| January 1980 | 2,351 | 527,781 | 5·9 |
| January 1981 | 2,342 | 527,230 | 6·0 |
| January 1982 | 2,340 | 521,132 | 6·1 |
| January 1983 | 2,344 | 516,494 | 6·2 |
| January 1984 | 2,333 | 515,218 | 6·4 |