§ Mr. E. L. Mallalieuasked the Minister of Health how many spastic children there are in the counties of Lincoln, Derby, Nottingham, Northampton and Leicester; and for what proportion of these it is estimated that there will be adequate hospital-school provision in the next five years.
§ Mr. TurtonI regret that precise figures are not available as spastic children are not recorded separately from other handicapped children. So far as can be foreseen, however, the provision for educable spastic children in hospital and special schools in these areas should be adequate to meet the need in the next five years.