Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications have been made for education, health and care plans in (a) the West Midlands, (b) Coventry in 2017.
The number of children and young people assessed and a decision taken whether or not to issue an education, health and care plan for England, by region and by local council, are available on the department’s website.
The latest data available are for the 2016 calendar year.
For the 2016 calendar year, this information is available in table 7 on the department’s website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2017.