§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps the Government have taken to ensure that children receive paediatric physiotherapy in line with their statements. [65499]
§ Mr. HuttonFollowing the consultation on the Green Paper "Excellence for All Children", my right hon. Friends, the Secretaries of State for Health and Education and Employment set up a joint working group to consider how to improve arrangements for providing speech and language therapy to children with special educational needs. This will include discussion of other therapies, including physiotherapy, which may form part of a statement of special educational needs.