Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Friday, 14 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 January 2002. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 January 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimates he has made of the number of prescriptions issued for Ritalin for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder amongst children with a statement of special educational needs attending schools in the Buckingham constituency.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimates he has made of the number of prescriptions issued for Ritalin for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among children with a statement of special educational needs attending schools in the Buckingham constituency. [23735] Mr. Ivan Lewis: Estimates are not made centrally of the number of children with statements who have prescriptions for Ritalin for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 377 c715W;377 c718W; 23735
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Children ADHD Pupils Prescriptions Schools Special educational needs Buckinghamshire Methylphenidate
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk