Mr. Robert HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if his Department accepts dyslexia as a condition requiring specialist education; which regional education departments recognise dyslexia as a condition requiring specialist education; which regional education departments provide in-house specialised education for dyslexic children; which regional education departments send children to private schools specialising in education for dyslexic children; and which specialist private schools are registered with his Department as establishments which provide specialist dyslexic education.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe term dyslexia denotes specific learning difficulties which may cause a child to have special educational needs. It is the responsibility of education authorities to provide for such needs, which they may do in mainstream schools, special units or special schools, including independent special schools. The other information requested is not available.