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Mr. Damian Green
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many special schools have been operating for (a) visually and (b) hearing impaired children in each year since 1995. [102561]
Mr. Ivan Lewis
The following table sets out the number of special schools operating for visually impaired (VI) and hearing impaired (HI) children.
VI
| HI
| VI/HI/MSI
| Total
| |
| 1995 | 24 | 43 | 82 | 149 |
| 1996 | 24 | 43 | 82 | 149 |
| 1997 | 24 | 43 | 82 | 149 |
| 1998 | 24 | 43 | 81 | 148 |
| 1999 | 24 | 43 | 81 | 148 |
| 2000 | 24 | 43 | 80 | 147 |
| 2001 | 24 | 43 | 79 | 146 |
| 2002 | 23 | 42 | 79 | 144 |
| 2003 | 23 | 42 | 79 | 144 |
In addition to VI and HI schools the table identifies the special schools that make a combination of provision, which may also include multi-sensory impairment (MSI).