§ 61. Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of registered disabled people on the current register in St. Helens; how many have been placed in remunerative employment in each of the last five years for which he has information; and what measures his Department have taken to obtain employment for them.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt the last count there were 2,313 registered disabled 157W people in the St. Helens area. 435 of these were unemployed on 9th November this year. During the years ending October, 1970, 1969, and 1968, 180, 280 and 284 registered disabled people were placed in employment by the local exchange. Figures for earlier years are not readily available. The whole range of the employment services for the disabled is available to those at St. Helens, as elsewhere.
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE ST. HELENS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE Men Women Boys Girls Total November, 1965 … 727 729 31 23 1,510 November, 1968 … 894 220 25 16 1,155 November, 1970 … 1,488 205 52 28 1,773