§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Minister of Labour how many constituents of the hon. Member for St. Helens are registered disabled persons who are signing the register for employment; how many have signed the register for one, two, three, four or more years, respectively; and what steps he is taking to place those who otherwise would have no chance of becoming employed.
§ Mr. FernyhoughOn 9th October, 1967, there were 396 registered disabled persons registered as unemployed at the St. Helens Employment Exchange: of these 65 had been unemployed between one and two years, 34 between two and three years, 15 between three and four years and 50 for more than four years. Disabled persons are assisted to find suitable employment through the special employment services which my Ministry provides for the handicapped, and they are further being helped by the recently opened extension to the St. Helens Remploy Factory which is designed to provide employment under sheltered conditions for up to an additional thirty severely disabled persons.