HC Deb 05 May 1972 vol 836 cc226-7W
Dr. Vaughan

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many children leaving school require special help over finding employment as the result of complete or partial deafness.

Mr. Chichester-Clark:

I regret that information is not available in the form requested. Department of Education statistics indicate that in England and Wales about 400 young people aged 16 and over left special schools for the deaf or partially hearing between January, 1970, and January, 1971. The equivalent figure for Scotland for the year ended July, 1971, is about 50.

Information as to the number of children with hearing defects leaving maintained schools in 1970 is being given today by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science in reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich. South (Dr. Stuttaford).