To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average length of time a child will wait to see an educational psychologist is in each health and social services board area in Northern Ireland. (131303)

The chief executive officers of the education and library boards state that this information is only available in relation to their own areas and not in relation to health and social services board areas.

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Strangford (Mrs. Robinson) on 23 February 2007, Official Report, column 983W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many children are waiting to see an educational psychologist in each health and social services board area in Northern Ireland. (131304)

The chief executives of the education and library boards state that this information is only available in relation to their own areas and not in relation to health and social services board areas.

The following numbers of children are waiting to see educational psychologists.

These figures are in regard to children with a variety of need, including stage 3 (non-statutory assessments) and stage 4 (statutory assessments) of the Code of Practice on the Identification and Assessment of Special Educational Needs, reviews at stage 3 and stage 5 of the code of practice, special testing at transfer stage between (primary and post-primary, pre-school and examination arrangements.