§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his Department's assessment of the work being undertaken in the Peto Institute, Budapest; and if he will indicate the level of research resources being made available for parallel treatment in the United Kingdom.
§ Mrs. CurrieWe are aware of the favourable reports on the work being undertaken at the Peto Institute and the claims made for the success of the treatment. However as yet no proper evaluation of the benefits of conductive education has been undertaken either here or abroad. The Department of Education and Science has agreed to make available over a period of five years £326,000 in support of the evaluation of the conductive education project being established in Birmingham by the National Foundation for Conductive Education.