§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what advice his Department has given to education authorities on the provision of interpreters for deaf students in primary and secondary schools, further education colleges and adult education institutes.
§ Mr. DunnThe Department has given no advice to local education authorities on this matter. The provision of interpreters for deaf students in primary and secondary schools, colleges of further education and adult education institutes is a matter for individual authorities to decide upon.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children have moved into mainstream schools from special schools for (a) deaf children, (b) blind children, (c) physically handicapped children, (d) children with mild learning difficulties and (e) children with severe learning difficulties in each of the years since 1981.