§ Mr. Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of children attending schools for the deaf and partially deaf; in how many cases the cause or suspected cause of deafness is known; and of these how many are within the preventative field.
§ Mr. RossAt 18th January, 1966, 403 children were attending schools for the deaf and 297 in schools for the partially deaf. Information on the causes of deafness in these children is not available centrally.