§ 80. Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Labour how many disabled persons are employed in each of the Remploy factories in the North-Eastern Development 169W Area; and what were the corresponding figures last year.
§ Sir W. MoncktonThe number of severely disabled persons employed in each of the Remploy factories in the North-Eastern Development Area, and the corresponding figures for last year, are:
Location of factory Number employed at 17th September, 1951 Number employed at 15th September, 1952 Aycliffe (Darlington) 25 29 Bedlington 33 51 Gateshead 48 46 Jarrow 53 53 Newcastle-on-Tyne 78 plus 5 home-workers 64 plus 5 home-workers Spennymoor 94 89 Stockton-on-Tees 47 40 Sunderland 59 57 Wallsend 52 54 West Hartlepool 38 38 Total 10 factories 527 plus 5 home-workers 521 plus 5 home-workers