Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on what the conditions, illnesses or other reasons are for which children have an Education, Health and Care plan; how such reasons are categorised by her Department; and what proportion of all children in England who have such a plan have a plan for each of those categories.

The department collects annual data from schools and colleges on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) as part of the School Census. This data is published annually each January.

Primary type of need is collected for those pupils with a statement of SEND or an Education, Health and Care plan. There are 12 categories of need, including social, emotional and mental health; speech, language and communication needs; and Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

The latest figures are available in Table 8 of the National Tables on the Department’s website at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2017.