§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total amount of money spent by Her Majesty's Government on providing new workshops for the blind since the first allocation to Remploy, and the total spent on capital equipment in workshops for the blind during this period; what is his estimate of the amount per blind worker employed this 262W represents; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the financial contribution made by his Department to Industrial Advisers to the Blind Ltd. in each year since 1964 to the present time.
§ Mr. ScottThe financial contribution made by my Department to Industrial Advisers to the Blind Ltd in each year since 1964 was:
£ 1963–64 10,000 1964–65 36,500 1965–66 54,000 1966–67 64,600 1967–68 67,000 1968–69 69,000 1969–70 75,000 1970–71 83,000 1971–72 86,000 1972–73 96,000
§ Mr. Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what fees were paid to Industrial Advisers to the Blind Ltd. by the Workshops for the Blind during each of the years from 1964 until the present time.
§ Mr. ScottAdvisory services have been provided by Industrial Advisers to the Blind free of charge to Workshops for the Blind and local authorities, since its formation in 1964. Chargeable consultancy and executive services were made available by the company in 1970. Fees received in respect of these services were:
1st January to 31st March 1970 £2,901 1st April 1970 to 31st March 1971 £19,760 1st April 1971 to 31st March 1972 £77,163 1st April 1972 to 31st March 1973 £85,618 1st April 1973 to 31st December 1973 £73,863 (inclusive of VAT) These figures include £126,431 paid by the Scottish Executive Development Council for Workshops, for the Blind in respect of marketing services provided by the company.
§ Mr. Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT all those Government Departments and public corporations which have placed contracts with the Workshops for the Blind; and what was the value of their contracts for each year since 1964 to the present time.
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