Disabled Children in Residential Schools

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:52 pm on 25 March 2002.

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Photo of Lord Filkin Lord Filkin Government Whip 2:52, 25 March 2002

My Lords, the early signs—and it is still relatively early given that this is a 10-year programme—are that it is making a considerable difference already. One example is that £60 million of funding in the Quality Protects programme has been earmarked specifically for services for disabled children. We have a lot of confidence that that is raising the profile of care that is important for children with disabilities, both in social services and in local education authorities.