§ Lord Ashley of Stokeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many trained and qualified British sign language tutors there are at intermediate and advanced level. [HL1344]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)There are no centrally held statistics on the number of British sign language tutors. However, inquiries indicate that there are around 700 tutors, but details of the level of qualifications held are not known.
§ Lord Ashley of Stokeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have any plans to increase the number of trained and qualified British sign language tutors. [HL1345]
§ Baroness Ashton of UphollandThere are currently no plans for government to increase the number of trained and qualified British sign language tutors.