HC Deb 13 June 1984 vol 61 c480W
Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if his Department has studied the report on unmet needs of handicapped young adults by the European collaborative committee for child health of the Children's Research Fund; if there is any action he will be taking arising from the report; and if he will make a statement.

Sir Keith Joseph

I am grateful to the right hon. Member for drawing my attention to this report. It is a worthy document which is in line with our current thinking on education for the handicapped. But it adds nothing to the sum of our knowledge in the education field, and I shall not be taking action as a result of it. I believe that developments now taking place in education provision both for young people in general and for this group in particular will contribute significantly towards achieving the improvements urged in the report.