§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what grants or other financial assistance have been awarded by the Scottish Office, in the financial year 1995–96, to organisations representing children with specific speech or language disorders; and what assistance has been given to organisations representing children with other physical disadvantages. [40170]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonA range of organisations represent children with special educational needs, including children with physical disadvantages and also speech and language disorders. Funding has been given by the Scottish Office to the following organisations in this area in the current financial year.
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Organisation Amount £ Children in Scotland 170,000 Disability Scotland 275,592 enABLE 25,755 Epilepsy Association of Scotland 3,500 Family Fund 2,270,600 Royal National Institute for Deaf People 30,000 Royal National Institute for the Blind 27,000 Scottish Association for the Deaf 7,993 Sense Scotland 47,083 Scottish Council for Spastics 24,000 Spinal Injuries Scotland 15,372
§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which of the organisations listed as useful contacts in the Scottish Office parents' guide to special educational needs(a) provide a helpline to families on record of needs, (b) provide written guidance or advice to supplement the official literature on record of needs arrangements and procedures and (c) provide support or speak for parents of children at record of needs meetings or appeals. [40169]
§ Mr. RobertsonThe 27 organisations listed in the parents' guide to special educational needs provide a variety of advice and assistance to parents of children and young persons with special educational needs. Detailed information on the services offered by each of the organisations listed is not held centrally; however, their telephone numbers are listed.
Organisation Telephone numbers Association for all Speech Impaired Children 0171-236 3632 0171-236 6487 Barnardo's 0131-334 9893 British Red Cross Society 0141-332 9591 Catholic Education Commission 0141-943 0494 Children in Scotland1 0131-228 8484 Church of Scotland 0131-225 5722 Disability Scotland 0131-229 8632 Dyslexia Institute 0141-334 4549 Epilepsy Association of Scotland 0141-427 4911 ENABLE2 0141-226 4541 Linking Education and Disability (LEAD) 0131-339 5408 National Deaf Children's Society 0171-229 9272 National Federation of Blind of the UK 01924-291313 Royal Institute for the Blind 0171-388 1266 Royal National Institute for the Deaf 0171-387 8033 Royal National Institute for the Blind 0131-225 6242 Royal National Institute for the Deaf 0141-332 0343 Scottish Association for the Deaf 0131-556 8137 Scottish Consumer Council 0141-226 5261 Scottish Council for Spastics 0131-337 9876 Scottish Dyslexia Association 01786-446650 Scottish Downs Syndrome Association 0131-313 4225 Scottish National Federation for the Welfare of the Blind 01463-233663 Scottish Society for Autistic Children 0131-557 0474 Scottish Spina Bifida Association 0131-332 0743 SENSE IN SCOTLAND 0141-221 7577 Spinal Injuries Scotland3 0141-440 0960 1 Formerly Scottish Child and Family Alliance. 2 Formerly Scottish Society for the Mentally Handicapped. 3 Formerly Scottish Spinal Cord Injury Association.
§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what grants or other financial assistance have been awarded by the Scottish Office, in the financial year 1995–96, to organisations currently listed in the Scottish Office parents' guide to special educational needs to enable them to equip themselves with the necessary information to offer appropriate advice or guidance to parents. [40173]
§ Mr. RobertsonOf the organisations listed in the current edition of a parents' guide to special educational needs, those shown have received funding from the Scottish Office in the current financial year. It is not possible to say what proportion of the funding shown is used by the organisations for provisions of advice or guidance to parents of children with special educational needs. Detailed information on that aspect is a matter for the individual organisation concerned.498W
Organisation Amount (£) Children in Scotland 170,000 Disability Scotland 275,592 enABLE 25,755 Epilepsy Association of Scotland 3,500 Royal National Institute for Deaf People 30,000 Royal National Institute for the Blind 27,000 Scottish Association for the Deaf 7,993 Scottish Consumer Council 20,500 Sense Scotland 47,083 Scottish Council for Spastics 24,000 Spinal Injuries Scotland 15,372