HC Deb 15 November 1976 vol 919 c350W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of the McCann Committee; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. McElhone

My Department made inquiries in March this year, from which it is clear that education authorities in general have taken the recommendations of the Committee on the Secondary Education of Physically Handicapped Children in Scotland seriously and are doing what they can to implement them and to follow the general guidance of the report. I shall continue to keep the position under review, but it must be recognised that progress is subject to two limiting factors—the current severe restriction of the resources available to authorities, and the fact that some of the more important recommendations relate to matters within the remit of the Warnock Committee.

Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total net cost to public funds of the McCann Committee, including the net cost of the publication of the report.

Mr. McElhone

The estimated total cost of this committee was about £4,000. Printing the report cost £855 and 1,103 copies have so far been sold for a total of £949.