§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security on what date the Minister of State for Social Security visited the Peto Institute for conductive education in Hungary.
§ Mr. ScottI visited the Peto Institute for conductive education in Budapest on 19 September 1988 and on 20 September 1988 I visited the institute's outstation at Kiskunhalas.
§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether the Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled has associated the Government with the appeal for the launch of an international foundation for conductive education; and what funds have been allocated so far.
§ Mr. ScottI sent a message to the Hungarian Government on the occasion of the launch of the appeal for the international foundation for conductive education on 14 March expressing support for the appeal and the hope that the United Kingdom would be able to be involved in the development of the international foundation. Discussions are still in progress about possible funding, and no sum has yet been offered.
§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the occasions on which the Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled has had meetings with Ministers in other countries to discuss the appeal for the launch of an international foundation for conductive education; and what was the outcome of those discussions.
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§ Mr. ScottDuring a visit to Hungary from 18 to 21 September 1988, I learned of plans for an international foundation for conductive education, in the course of discussions with Hungarian Ministers. Conductive education was also discussed at the visit to the United Kingdom of the Hungarian Minister of Health in October 1988. A formal invitation to participate in developing an international foundation for conductive education was not, however, received until December 1988. I have not discussed this matter with overseas Ministers in person since then, but I met an official delegation from the Hungarian Government on 17 January to discuss the plan in greater detail, and I sent a message to the Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister at the launch of the international appeal for funds for the new institute.