§ 47. Mr. Lamondasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many petitions he has received in the last six months drawing attention to unemployment among disabled persons.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithDuring the last six months no formal petitions have been received, but five letters were received on the general subject. In addition about148W 100 letters were forwarded by hon. Members and a similar number sent direct by private individuals about the employment problems of particular individuals or groups. These included two personal petitions to Her Majesty the Queen.
§ 50. Mr. Padleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many disabled workers were employed at the Bridgend Remploy factory at the latest convenient date; and what were the comparable figures for each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Dudley Smith129 at 31st March, 1971. Comparable figures for 1961 to 1970 were 160, 162, 151, 159, 158, 160, 149, 145, 139 and 132.
§ 51. Mr. Padleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many disabled workers were employed by Remploy Limited at the latest convenient date; and what were the comparable figures for each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Dudley Smith7,629 on 31st March, 1971. Comparable figures for 1961 to 1970 were: 6,326, 6,534, 6,361, 6,515, 6,956, 6,921, 6,874, 7,231, 7,538 and 7,439.