§ Mr. ThurnhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what recent representations she has received about the performance of supported employment schemes for disabled people. [37302]
§ Mrs. GillanIn the last three months representations have been made to the Secretary of State, and to my noble Friend the Minister of State, about the following supported employment programme issues:
- the future for the Blindcraft supported workshop in Aberdeen;
- the number of Section 1 and Section 2 registered disabled people employed in Remploy factories; and
- the level of grant-in-aid allocated to Remploy for 1996–97.