§ Mr. Meadowcroftasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the annual total sales figures for each of the past five years for Remploy, local authority sheltered workshops and voluntary agency sheltered workshops; and what proportion of these sales were to the public sector.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkEstimated annual sales figures for the past five financial years are: 505W Figures showing the proportion of these sales to the public sector are not available.
§ Mr. Meadowcroftasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the size of the employed population in all sheltered workshops and sheltered industrial groups in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe number of severely disabled people in sheltered employment at the end of the financial year was as follows:
Remploy Other Sheltered Workshops Sheltered Industrial Groups Total 1979 8,241 5,481 177 13,899 1980 8,138 5,511 223 13,872 1981 8,249 5,344 246 13,839 1982 8,743 5,326 282 14,351 1983 8,631 5,350 429 14,410 *1984 8,805 5,315 630 14,750 * Estimated.
§ Mr. Meadowcroftasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total expenditure on sheltered employment subsidies for each of the past five years for Remploy, local authority sheltered workshops and voluntary agency sheltered workshops.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table sets out the expenditure for both revenue and capital costs met by the Manpower Services Comission for the years in question.
£ million Financial Year Remploy Local Authority Workshops Voluntary Body Workshops Total 1979–80 31.027 7.171 1.676 39.874 1980–81 42.178 9.123 2.252 53.553 1981–82 45.688 9.233 2.407 57.328 1982–83 49.100 12.257 3.913 65.270 1983–84 51.903 15.321 4.119 71.343 Note: Local authorities and voluntary bodies make a contribution towards the cost of the employment they provide.