§ Mr. Ken HargreavesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish the statement on the educational needs of deaf/blind children.
§ Mr. ButcherThe statement has been published today and a copy has been placed in the Library. My right hon. Friend and I hope that it will help those concerned to make the most suitable provision for the education of deaf-blind children. We are grateful for the help that voluntary organisations, in particular SENSE, and local education authorities have given the Department in drawing up this statement.