§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what sign language facilities are available to allow deaf persons to take up employment in the Employment Service;
(2) how many staff employed in jobcentres have sign language skills.
Mr. JacksonQuestions on operational matters in the Employment Service executive agency are the responsibility of Mike Fogden, the agency's chief executive, to whom I have referred this question for reply.
§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what support is available to deaf people on Government training schemes by way of sign language practitioners.
Mr. JacksonTraining and enterprise councils' resources include funding to support communication services for eligible deaf people on government funded training programmes. These services are also provided at two specialist residential training colleges for the deaf, which are also funded by the Employment Department.