§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action has been taken following the work of COST 219 to improve the access of people with disabilities to telecommunication and teleinformation facilities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe COST programme provides a framework in which European organisations can carry out long-term research on a collaborative basis. The COST 219 project is not due to be completed until 1991. The Royal National Institute for the Deaf and British Telecom are both participating in the project from the United Kingdom.