§ Lord Renton asked Her Majesty's GovernmentWhether they are able to announce the names of the local projects in the United Kingdom, assisting disabled people, which have been selected to participate in the European Community Helios programme.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (Lord Skelmersdale)We are pleased to announce that 15 UK projects have been selected, covering a wide range of types of disability and geographical location. Both the statutory and voluntary sectors are represented, and we are confident that all the projects will make an excellent contribution to the exchanges of experience and learning across Europe made possible by the EC Helios programme. The projects selected for each of the Commission's four networks are as follows:
Social Integration and Independent Living
- East Sussex Pilot Project, Brighton
- Coleshill Social Centre, Llanelli, Dyfed
- Waltham Forest Disability Resource Centre, Walthamstow, London
- Grampian Health Board independent living project for mentally handicapped clients.
Vocational Rehabilitation Centres
- Billingham Employment Rehabilitation Centre, Cleveland
- Enham Industries, Andover, Hampshire
- Pengwern Hall (MENCAP). Rhuddlan, Clwyd
- Queen Alexandra College, Birmingham Royal Institute for the Blind
- Court Grange, Royal National Institute for the Deaf, Abbotskerswell, near Newton Abbot, Devon
- Atlantic House, Scottish Association for Mental Health (day services), Edinburgh.
Vocational Rehabilitation and Economic Integration
- Mobile Assessment Project, Department of Economic Development, Employment Rehabilitation Unit, Newtown Abbey, County Antrim Disabled Access to Technology Association (DATA). Bradford Outset, Wandsworth, London.
School Integration
- River Bank School Project, Ashington, Morpeth, Northumberland
- Swansea College Project, Swansea, West Glamorgan.