§ Sir David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his Department's attitude towards conductive education for certain categories of disabled children; and what advice he is giving local education authorities on the desirability of enabling such children to receive conductive education.
§ Mr. DunnConductive education was developed in the context of the Hungarian educational system. The educational and other implications of introducing it here will need to be given very careful consideration before any encouragement can be given to the wider development of the system in this country. It is for the local education authority to decide what is the appropriate form of education for individual children who have special educational needs.
§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the meeting of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Dartford (Mr Dunn) on Thursday 13 November with representatives of Rapid Action for Conductive Education.
§ Mr. DunnI was glad to have the opportunity to meet the representatives of Rapid Action for Conductive Education. They urged strongly that conductive education should be made generally available in this country for the benefit of disabled children and adults. In particular they requested that financial support should be given by central Government towards the four-year Anglo-Hungarian conductive education project which is to be established at Birmingham university. I assured them that their views would be given careful consideration.