§ Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the present average wage level, and what is the duration of the average working week, for Remploy employees; and how these compare with the averages for workers in other employment.
§ Mr. BryanCurrent average earnings of severely disabled adult men employed by Remploy are £18.50 in relation to a 40-hour week. Actual average earnings and hours for those at work are very slightly less. Comparable figures for October, 1971, for all industries covered by my Department's regular inquiry into the earnings and hours of full-time manual workers are £30.93 and 44.7 hours.