§ Mr. Geoffrey Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many special schools or units are at present available for the admission of autistic children; how many places in them are available for autistic adolescents; and what plans he has for increasing the number of such places and for increasing the opportunities for sheltered employment for autistic young people
§ Miss BaconI refer the right hon. Gentleman to the reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Blackley (Mr. Rose) on 19th December, 1968. The provision of sheltered employment for severely disabled young people and adults is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity.—[Vol. 775, c.439–04.]