HC Deb 27 January 1994 vol 236 c346W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the percentage of children who are likely to grow into adult stammerers.

Mr. Stewart

It is estimated that about 80 per cent. of children who stammer overcome their condition by adulthood. However, dysfluency affects about 1 per cent. of the population.

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