§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what provision is made by Scottish education authorities for teaching children whose speech is defective and curing their defects; how many, and in what Scottish schools, speech therapists are employed; what are their qualifications; and what is their record of success or failure.
§ Mr. Westwood,pursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 3rd June, 1947, Vol. 438, c. 32), supplied the following Particulars:
The ten education authorities who employ speech therapists are: Aberdeen (Burgh), 4 (I post vacant); Dundee, I; Edinburgh, 2 (I post vacant); Glasgow, 5; Ayrshire, 4; Dumbarton, 3; Fife, 4 (2 posts vacant) Kirkcudbright 1; Lanarkshire 1; Midlothian, 2—total 27. The authorities who make use of provision made by neighbouring authorities are Aberdeenshire, Banff, Kincardine, East Lothian, Roxburgh, Angus.