Question reference: S4W-01975
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 1 August 2011
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Current status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 August 2011
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what resources it has provided to ensure that lipreading classes are held in each area since 2006.
Answer
Lipreading classes in Scotland are funded in a variety of ways: sources include health boards, local authorities and the lottery. The Scottish Government provided very significant resources to health boards and local authorities in these years to meet the needs of their population. In addition the Scottish Government provided grant totalling £50,255 to the Scottish Course to Train Tutors of Lipreading over the three calendar years 2006, 2007 and 2008.