HC Deb 29 July 1971 vol 822 c140W
26. Mr. Haselhurst

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of severely disabled people employed by Remploy in each year from 1965 to 1970.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The number of severely disabled people employed by Remploy rose from 6,893 in 1965 to 7,567 in 1970–71.

The following are the figures for the intervening years:—

Average number of severely disabled people employed by Remploy
Year
1965–66 6,893
1966–67 6,852
1967–68 7,017
1968–69 7,352
1969–70 7,448
1970–71 7,567