§ 47. Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science why the National Union of Teachers is overrepresented on the Burnham Committee.
§ Mr. OakesI assume that the right hon. Gentleman is referring to the balance of representation of teachers' associations in
Old Hall School—new school for educationally subnormal children … completed 1976 St. Margaret's Hospital School—rebuilt as Queslett School … Completed 1978 Three Crowns School of physically Handicapped—addition of a new nursery unit … New Partially Hearing Unit for junior pupils … A further partially hearing unit is included in the current (1978–79) building programme.
A peripatetic teaching service for hearing impaired an visually handicapped children has been developed.
All new school buildings are designed to allow access to the physically disabled and similar provision is made when improvements are carred out in older buildings.