Communicators for the Deaf

HC Deb 18 June 1990 vol 174 cc442-3W

Mr. John P. Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on future funding for the Communicators for the Deaf course at Barry college.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The Training Agency funded the course on a 12-month contract which ends in July. There are no plans to extend funding.

Mr. John P. Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how he proposes to provide training for communicators for the deaf in Wales.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The Department recognises the need for and value of training in this field. A three-year grant was awarded to the Wales Council for the Deaf in 1989–90 to set up a pilot project with the aim of increasing the number of people with advanced qualifications in sign language.