HC Deb 29 October 1975 vol 898 cc494-5W
Mr. Kenneth Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to extend the provision of adult education for the mentally handicapped in hospitals.

Mr. Mulley

Provision is made by a number of local aducation authorities, but the possibilities for further progress in this and other areas of adult education are restricted by the restraints on public expenditure.