HC Deb 23 January 1997 vol 288 c696W
Mr. Pickthall

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what action she has taken to ensure that the level of qualifications required by schools for teachers of hearing-impaired children is not reduced. [12424]

Mrs. Gillan

Teachers who teach classes of children with hearing impairments must gain an additional approved qualification to do so. The Government have no plans to discontinue this requirement.