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Speech And Language Therapy

Volume 270: debated on Monday 29 January 1996

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To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will make a statement on the purchasing by health boards of speech arid language therapy services required for children who do not have a record of needs; [11638](2) what was the level of expenditure by each health board in Scotland for speech and language therapy services for

(a) children with a record of needs and (b) children without a record of needs for (i) 1992, (ii) 1993 and (iii) 1994. [11639]

The information requested is not held centrally. Health boards are responsible for assessing the health care needs of their local populations and for purchasing services including speech therapy services, accordingly.