HC Deb 16 July 1996 vol 281 cc478-9W
Mr. Home Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children from homes in Scotland with(a) specific speech and (b) language disorders are currently having their special educational needs met in establishments in England as a result of a lack of appropriate provision in Scotland. [37017]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

The information requested is not held centrally.

Mr. Home Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what grants or other financial assistance have been awarded by the Scottish Office, in the financial years 1995–96 and 1996–97, to organisations whose sole remit is to represent children with specific speech and language disorders. [37015]

Mr. Robertson

No funding has been awarded in the years 1995–96 and 1996–97 to any organisation concerned solely with representing children with specific speech and language disorders.