§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Minister of Education how many children of school age are both deaf and mentally ill; and what special provision is made for their education.
§ Sir E. BoyleThe first part of the Question is primarily a matter for my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health. Among deaf children at school, there are some with varying degrees of maladjustment which cannot be precisely defined. The Royal National Institute for the Deaf assisted by grants from my Department proposes to provide a boarding special school for 25 deaf and partially hearing pupils who are maladjusted.