§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how he intends to ensure that the special needs of children with hearing impairment but who have not been statemented are protected in the future(a) in local education authority schools and (b) in opted-out schools.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsGovernors of both local education authority and grant-maintained schools have a responsibility to use their best endeavours to secure that, if any pupil has special educational needs, provision is made to meet those needs. The national curriculum applies to all children, including those with hearing impairments, and schools' special needs provision will be subject to inspection under the new system of school inspections by registered inspectors.