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Will the Minister reflect on the fact that last week was deaf awareness week? Finland, whose population is comparable to Scotland’s, has more than 600 sign language interpreters, whereas Scotland has fewer than 30. What will the Minister do to promote training in and greater use of sign language, so that those for whom it is the primary language—a minority British language—will be able to use it much more frequently?

Asked by

Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scotland Office

Oral questions - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

9 May 2006

Reference

446 c153

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 15th September, 382 c520W, on subtitled films, what steps her Department is taking to ensure initiatives are introduced to supply cinemas in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland with subtitling and audio-description...

Asked by

Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 October 2003

Reference

131560; 411 c150-1W;411 c171W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disability living allowance recipients, whose main disabling condition is deafness, are aged between (a) 0 to 16 years and (b) 16 to 64 years and live in (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Scotland. - Includes table.

Asked by

Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 January 2003

Reference

92811; 398 c657W;398 c655W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disability living allowance applications by people whose main disabling condition is deafness were refused at (a) initial application, (b) reconsideration and (c) aural tribunal in (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales in each year since 1997. -...

Asked by

Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 January 2003

Reference

92722; 398 c655W;398 c653W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disability living allowance awards there were to (a) disabled people and (b) people whose main disabling condition is deafness in each year since 1997; and how many of these were granted at (i) initial application, (ii) reconsideration and...

Asked by

Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

17 January 2003

For answer on

27 January 2003

Answered on

27 January 2003

Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many disability living allowance awards there were to (a) disabled people and (b) people whose main disabling condition is deafness in each year since 1997; and how many of these were granted at (i) initial application, (ii) reconsideration and (iii) aural tribunal, in (A) England, (B) Wales and (C) Scotland. [92723] Maria Eagle :[holding answer 23 January 2003]: The available information is set out in the tables. Figures for reconsideration are not available by disability or by region. We are currently unable to supply statistically reliable information on those successful at appeal. Number of Disability Living Allowance awards to disabled people in general in England, Scotland and Wales since 1997 Thousand _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All England Scotland Wales 1996-97 287.5 233.0 30.6 23.8 1997-98 248.0 202.4 26.5 19.1 1998-99 215.5 177.4 23.0 15.1 1999-2000 217.4 176.8 24.5 16.2 2000-01 254.0 208.8 28.0 17.1 2000-02 252.8 205.3 29.0 18.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures are in thousands and rounded to the nearest hundred. Source: IAD Information Centre, data taken from 5 per cent. sample (1 June-31May each year). Number of Disability Living Allowance awards where the main disabling condition is deafness or deaf and blind in England, Scotland and Wales since 1997 Thousand _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All England Scotland Wales 1996-97 3.0 2.4 10.3 10.2 1997-98 4.5 4.0 10.3 10.2 1998-99 3.5 3.1 10.2 10.2 1999-2000 3.1 2.8 10.2 10.1 2000-01 3.0 2.6 10.3 10.2 2001-02 2.8 2.3 10.3 10.2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Less than 500 and subject to a high degree of sampling variation. Note: Figures are in thousands and rounded to the nearest hundred. Source: IAD Information Centre, data taken from 5 per cent. sample (1 June-31 May each year) Number of Disability Living Allowance awards granted on initial application in England, Scotland and Wales since 1997 Thousand _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All England Scotland Wales 1996-97 234.0 191.9 22.9 19.2 1997-98 198.4 163.9 19.0 15.5 1998-99 173.5 144.6 16.7 12.2 1999/2000 178.3 146.2 18.8 13.4 2000-01 207.7 173.3 20.8 13.6 2001-02 210.1 173.1 21.5 15.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures are in thousands and rounded to the nearest hundred. Source: IAD Information Centre, data taken from 5 per cent. sample (1 June-31 May each year). Number of Disability Living Allowance awards granted on initial application where the main disabling condition is deafness or deaf and blind in England, Scotland and Wales since 1997 Thousand _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All England Scotland Wales 1996-97 1.7 1.4 10.1 10.1 1997-98 2.3 2.1 10.1 10.1 1998-99 1.8 1.6 2-- 10.1 1999-2000 2.0 1.8 10.1 10.1 2000-01 2.0 1.8 10.1 10.1 2001-02 1.9 1.6 10.2 10.1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Less than 500 and subject to a high degree of sampling variation. 2 Nil or negligible. Note: Figures are in thousands and rounded to the nearest hundred. Source: IAD Information Centre, data taken from 5 per cent sample (1 June-31 May each year). Number of Disability Living Allowance awards successful on reconsideration in Great Britain since 1997 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All 1996-97 68,710 1997-98 65,950 1998-99 51,650 1999-2000 42,755 2000-01 33,895 2001-02 30,960 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 5. Source: IAD Information Centre, data taken from 100 per cent. monthly MIS data (1 June-31 May each year). Successful includes awards which were increased and awards which were allowed.

Date

27 January 2003

Reference

92723; 398 c655-7W;398 c653-5W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

Which agency monitors the provision of insurance on hearing aids for children and young people; and what plans there are to change the present arrangement & various other questions on hearing aids. - (Holding answer 21 February 1994).

Asked by

Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 February 1994

Reference

238 c299-300W;238 c301-2W

House

House of Commons

Untitled Written question

Which National Health Service district general hospitals in Scotland provide British Sign Language interpreters for deaf people; and which charge for this service. - Not held centrally.

Asked by

Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 January 1991

Reference

184 c232W

House

House of Commons

Untitled Written question

To issue guidance to health boards on the provision of info to parents of deaf children & all children with special educational needs.

Asked by

Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 May 1988

Reference

133 c470W

House

House of Commons

Untitled Written question

How many teachers of the deaf are being trained in Scotland in the academic year 1987-88; & how many will be trained in 1988-89. - 5 teachers of the deaf are being trained in Scotland in the present academic year. Decisions have not yet been reached on the intake of...

Asked by

Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 March 1988

Reference

130 c147W

House

House of Commons

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