§ Mr. ButterfillTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what budget his Department has for the production of materials in braille.
§ Mr. EggarThe Department has no budget for the production of materials in braille. The GCSE examining groups and the GCE A and AS-level examining boards cover the cost of brailling examination papers by making a small addition to the examination entry fees of all candidates. In the case of candidates from maintained schools, those fees are met by the local education authorities.