§ 43. Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Labour what is the number of disabled persons on the disabled persons register in Sunderland; and how many persons so registered are at present unemployed.
§ Mr. GreenOn 16th October, 2,793 persons were registered as disabled; on 21st November, 423 such persons were unemployed.
§ Mr. WilleyFor a long time we have had this high level of unemployed disabled people. Will the Parliamentary Secretary see whether he cannot extend Remploy at Sunderland, which provides some employment for these very hard cases?
§ Mr. GreenI have great sympathy with the hon. Member in this question. I am sure that he would like to know that the number of registered disabled persons unemployed is 46 lower than a year ago, which is a good thing. The Remploy factory at Sunderland is to be extended to provide places for at least an additional 20.