I am not sure that it is a result of a rush to closure or that we need to enter into the debate on inclusion for children with special educational needs. Such alternative provision is often required for those with behavioural problems; there would obviously be a high percentage of pupils with SEN, but the principal issue relates to those whose behavioural needs could not be dealt with in mainstream education, meaning that some other form of provision had to be commissioned.
Education and Skills Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Knight of Weymouth
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 November 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Education and Skills Bill.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
483 c70 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2023-12-16 01:21:35 +0000
URI
http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/hansard/CONTRIBUTION_509545
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/hansard/CONTRIBUTION_509545
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/hansard/CONTRIBUTION_509545