§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) guide dogs for the blind and (b) hearing dogs for the deaf are employed in the UK. [100372]
§ Beverley HughesI understand that there are about(a) 4,800 guide dogs; and (b) 600 hearing dogs currently at work in the UK with their blind or deaf owners.
These figures have been supplied by (a) the charity, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association; and (b) the charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.