Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children (a) with autism and (b) identified has having autistic spectrum disorder as their primary type of need who were receiving School Action or School Action Plus support at the start of 2014 have subsequently been assessed as not requiring Special Educational Needs support of an Education, Health and Care plan.

The Department does not collect information about the primary type of SEN for children in independent schools, general hospital schools or in the school action category.

Information in the form requested for those with school action plus, in 2014, is not readily available and could be compiled only at a disproportionate cost.