HC Deb 26 July 1993 vol 229 cc591-2W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what arrangements his Department makes to ensure that blind and partially sighted people have access to information produced by his Department where it has not been published in alternative media such as Braille, large print or tape.

Mr. Nelson

No specific arrangements are currently in place but Her Majesty's Treasury will consider sympathetically any request recieved from blind or partially sighted people for access to information it produces. Facilities are available to enable us to produce information in Braille or large print.

Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his Department's policy on which information produced by his Department is published in alternative media to standard print such as Braille, tape or large print.

Mr. Nelson

No information produced by Her Majesty's Treasury is currently available in this form, but the Department would consider sympathetically any requests for its information to be produced in Braille, tape or large print. Facilities are available for information to be produced in Braille or large print.

Of other Departments for which the Chancellor of the Exchequer has responsibility, the board of Inland Revenue will make available its revised leaflet "You and the Inland Revenue" in Braille, large print and audio rapes. Her Majesty's Customs and Excise are currently considering the possibilities of issuing notice 1—allowances to travellers and the travellers charter in Braille and on audio cassette, and the Department for National Savings is planning to produce an all-in-one product leaflet next year and a tape version will be made available. A tape version of its "Guide to Savings for Non-Taxpayers" was available when that publication was current.