§ Mr. D. Williamsasked the Minister of Labour how many Remploy factories have been completed in Wales; where they are situated; and how many disabled persons are employed in them.
§ Mr. IsaacsThirteen Remploy factories have been completed in Wales. They employ 952 severely disabled person of whom 66 are homeworkers.
Particulars of these factories are given in the table below:
Location of Factory Number employed as at 20th March, 1950 Abertillery (Aberbeeg) 18 Blackwood 32 Bridgend 174 + 15 homeworkers Ferndale 11 Merthyr 101 Neath * Pentre 48 Porth 78 Swansea 96 Tonyrefail 72 Treforest 131 + 51 homeworkers Wrexham 64 Ystradgynlais 61 Total 886 + 66 homeworkers *The intake of employees is expected to commence in the next few weeks.