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 Addington Lord Addington Liberal Democrat 2:52, 25 March 2002

My Lords, does the noble Lord agree that many of these children who are placed in long-term residential schools have a tremendous problem when it comes to adult life, and are often moved merely from one institution to another? They are usually moved to long-term care institutions, where much of the company is of a much older nature. Are the Government examining this problem and attempting to get such people into a situation where there is a far higher amount of social inter-activity with their own age group?