§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what organisations she will be consulting concerning the composition of the committee to review the education and other provisions for handicapped children and young people ;
(2) if she will consult the National Fund for Research into Crippling Diseases, the Central Council for the Disabled and the North East London 294W Polytechnic before coming to a decision on the composition of the committee she is appointing to review educational provision for handicapped children and young people.
§ Mrs. ThatcherMembers will be appointed in a personal capacity because of their special experience and knowledge. Since members will not represent outside bodies, I do not propose formal consultations about the composition of the committee. It is, however, open to any bodies to suggest names.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) whether children suffering from severe dyslexia will fall within the terms of reference of the committee which she is appointing to review the educational provisions for handicapped children and young people ;
(2) whether children with severe difficulties in learning to read, write or spell owing to dysfunctions in auditory processing, visual processing, haptic processing, multiple stimulus integration, disorders of short term memory or dysfunctions in symbolic operations will fall within the terms of reference of the committee which she is appointing to review the educational provisions for handicapped children and young people ;
(3) whether children with severe specific reading difficulties will fall within the terms of reference of the committee which she is appointing to review the educational provisions for handicapped children and young people.
§ Mrs. ThatcherIt will be for the committee to interpret its terms of reference.