§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he proposes to have further discussions with representatives of British Telecom and the Royal National Institute for the Deaf on the future of funding and extension of the telephone exchange for the deaf (TED); and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ScottI understand that there has been a meeting between British Telecom and the Royal National Institute for the Deaf about the future of the RNID telephone exchange for the deaf. Discussions are now proceeding urgently between British Telecom and the Government Departments concerned.