asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make further provision for the education of dually-handicapped children in North-East London and Essex, in particular those suffering from deafness and sub-normality.

It is the responsibility of the local education authorities to secure the provision of satisfactory school facilities for dually-handicapped children. No specific proposals for these children have recently been received from authorities in North-East London and Essex. Special schools for one handicap, however, generally contain a number of children with additional handicaps.