HC Deb 04 July 2000 vol 353 c177W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what definition is used of socially disadvantaged individuals by the European Community in the context of requiring particular attention in the single currency information campaign. [128135]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The Commission defines vulnerable groups as those people who do not have easy access to traditional information flows, for example, those who are visually impaired or hearing impaired.