§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what departmental funding is made available for research programmes into the causes of dyslexia; and what expenditure is planned for 1999–2000; [60966]
(2) what research information is held by his Department on the causes of childhood dyslexia; and if he will make a statement. [60960]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department does not hold, nor does it plan to commission, any research into the possible causes of dyslexia.
74WWe are collaborating with the Department for Education and Employment on a small project to investigate whether the use of coloured overlays in schools could help the development of children's reading skills. The cost of this research has not yet been fully estimated.