Neither my Department nor bodies under its aegis administer schemes specifically directed towards meeting the needs of people with disabilities. The Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities, which I established in 1993, is due to submit its report to the Government at the end of this year. In so far as the operation of such schemes may require review, I have no doubt the commission will make its views known in that regard.
A sum of £150,000 has been included in my Department's Estimate for 1995 in respect of the grant for the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities and £100,000 for the grant for the proposed council for the status of people with disabilities.