Speech Therapy Services

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 February 1974.

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Photo of Sir Keith Joseph Sir Keith Joseph , Leeds North East 12:00, 4 February 1974

I agree with everything that my hon. Friend, who has taken such an interest in this subject, says. The Quirk Committee proposes that routine work should be delegated to aides working under the supervision of speech therapists. We shall be discussing with professional and staff interests the way in which this can be achieved. The aim recommended by the Quirk Committee is not 1,500 aides, to which I wrongly referred, but 1,900 aides.