§ 75. Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many capital grants to disabled persons have been made under the Disabled Persons Act, 1944, during each year since that date; and what has been the average size of grant paid each year.
§ Mr. BryanFollowing is the information:
CAPITAL GRANTS TO SEVERELY DISABLED PERSONS PAID UNDER SECTION 15 OF THE DISABLED PERSONS (EMPLOYMENT) ACT 1944 TO HELP THEM TO SET UP IN BUSINESS ON THEIR OWN ACCOUNT Year Number of Grants Average Size of Grant £ 1951 2 150 1952 10 154 1953 6 147 1954 5 131 1955 6 142 1956 3 250 1957 3 105 1958 5 172 1959 6 144 1960 10 162 1961 7 123 1962 4 145 1963 11 199 1964 5 174 1965 3 201 1966 7 175 1967 8 155 1968 8 146 1969 6 123 1970 5 218 1971 6 215