Written question asked by Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 9 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 May 2002. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Thursday, 16 May 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many deaf children were taught (a) with British sign language and (b) without access to British sign language in the last 12 months for which figures are available. - Includes table and fact that Dept does not collect this information centrally.

Answer: Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many deaf children were taught (a) with British sign language and (b) without access to British sign language in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [56493] Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Department does not collect this information centrally. However, an interim report from the National Evaluation of Support Options for Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Children in 1999 suggests the following percentages of deaf children, with average hearing loss, born between 1980 and 1994 used British sign language within their education programmes: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Percentage Children with moderate deafness 2 Children with severe deafness 5 Children with profound deafness Without a cochlear implant 20 With a cochlear implant 5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 56493; 385 c760-1W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Children Hearing impairment Special educational needs Sign language
Contains statistics: Yes
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