§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage (1) how much has been spent by his Department in each of the last three years to(a) produce public information in alternative formats for visually impaired people and (b) publicise the availability of accessible information among visually impaired people;
(2) which departmental publications are currently available (a) in Braille, (b) in large print and (c) on tape; and what efforts have been made by his Department to inform visually impaired people about the availability of publications in alternative formats to normal print.
§ Mr. SproatThe Department of National Heritage keeps under review the need to make information available to blind and partially sighted people.
In 1992, the Department made available Braille copies of the popular version of the BBC consultation document issued by the Department. This was produced free of charge in response to inquiries.
196WNo publications are currently available in Braille, large type or tape.