Special Educational Needs: Essex

Bob Spink

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children with statements of special needs attended mainstream secondary schools in Essex in each of the last five years. (178818)

The information requested is given in the following table:

*Number of children with statements of special needs attending mainstream secondary school—Essex local authority: 2003-07, January each year*
	Number¹
2003	1,370
2004	1,380
2005	1,440
2006	1,470
2007	1,510
¹ Figures rounded to nearest 10. Note: Includes middle schools as deemed. Source: School Census 2003-07

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children in Essex received statements of special needs in each of the last five years. (178819)

The information requested is given in the following table:

*Number of children receiving statements of special needs—Essex local authority, 2002-06*
	Number
2002	609
2003	567
2004	630
2005	685
2006	783
Source: SEN 2 Survey 2002-06

Volume 471: debated on Thursday 31 January 2008