§ Mr. A. Edward Daviesasked the Minister of Labour how many registered unemployed men and women there are at present in North Staffordshire; and what percentage are disabled persons.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe numbers registered as unemployed at employment exchanges in North Staffordshire at 10th October, 1949, were 1,574 males and 214 females. These figures include 745 disabled males and 21 females classified as suitable for ordinary employment, but exclude 298 disabled males and three females requiring employment under sheltered conditions.
§ Mr. A. Edward Daviesasked the Minister of Labour whether he is satisfied that adequate facilities exist in North Staffordshire for the training and employment of unemployed disabled persons.
§ Mr. IsaacsI am satisfied that there are adequate facilities for the training of disabled persons unemployed in North Staffordshire. Employment for the more severely disabled is available at three Remploy factories in the area with ultimate capacity for 340 workers. By means of the quota and otherwise all possible steps are being taken to secure employment for disabled persons available for work in ordinary conditions, and I am glad to say that at 17th October, 1949, there were 223 fewer disabled persons unemployed than at the comparative date in 1948, when 989 were unemployed.