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The following items are from Children & Parliament, Winter 1996–7. Children & Parliamentis an abstracting service based on Hansard and published fortnightly by the National Children’s Bureau while parliament is sitting. It covers all parliamentary business affecting children and is produced in either printed or CD-ROM form. Both are available on subscription from the Library and Information Service, National Children’s Bureau, 8 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7QE (tel: +44(0)171 843 6035). (The Hansard reference is given first followed by the date of Children & Parliament.)
Government replies to questions about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) placed responsibility on local education authorities and professionals. Asked whether pupils suspended from school more than three times would be assessed for ADHD the Under Secretary of State replied that the decision about assessment should be made by the local education authority after appropriate referral. The performance of paediatricians and child psychiatrists in diagnosing ADHD was a matter for the royal colleges and for local audit.
(20, 21, 22 Jan 97, Cols 463-464, 516, 663-664; 4.2.97)
The average annual cost to the NHS of family planning services is £40 per patient.
(13 Jan 97, Col 174; 4.2.97)
In a 1993 survey of …