HC Deb 19 October 1950 vol 478 c271W
99. Mr. Carr

asked the Minister of Health whether he will provide for free lip-reading tuition within the National Health Service for those deaf people who are unable to benefit from a hearing aid.

Mr. Bevan

A number of hospitals already provide training in lip-reading. While it may be possible to extend in a limited way, training in lip-reading is, strictly, a function of the education rather than of the hospital authorities.