§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children currently receive conductive education in the United Kingdom; what assessment he makes of the total numbers who might be expected to benefit: and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DunnInformation about children currently in receipt of conductive education is not collected centrally. There is thus no basis on which my right hon. Friend could make a reliable estimate of the total numbers who might be expected to benefit from this method.
§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science why he has not hitherto taken steps to introduce further conductive education projects; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DunnIt is not the responsibility of my right hon. Friend to initiate developments in particular forms of educational provision. These are essentially matters for decision by local education authorities and individual schools.
§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will instruct officials in his Department to seek to visit Hungary to study progress being made on conductive education for mentally and physically handicapped children; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DunnThe need for further information on this method will be taken into account in the course of the consideration currently being given to the Spastics Society's proposed study.