HC Deb 02 July 1975 vol 894 cc447-8W
Mr. Hatton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied that sufficient concern is being shown by Government Departments and nationalised industries in the Manchester travel-to-work area to employ their quota of disabled people.

Mr. Harold Walker

Although the quota scheme is not legally binding on the Civil Service, the Civil Service Department tries to ensure that the service, in the Manchester travel-to-work area as elsewhere, employs as many registered disabled people as possible. The quota scheme applies to the nationalised industries in the same way as it does to private employers. Records are not kept in a way which would readily provide information about the quota position of the nationalised industries in the Manchester travel-to-work area.

Mr. Hatton

asked the Secretary of Sate for Employment how many firms in the Manchester travel-to-work area do not fulfil their quota obligations in respect of the employment of disabled persons.

Mr. Harold Walker

This year's annual review shows that 893 employers are not employing their 3 per cent. quota of registered disabled people.

Mr. Hatton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many disabled people are at present unemployed in the Manchester travel-to-work area.

Mr. Harold Walker

2,800 registered disabled people are currently unemployed in the area.

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what was the total number of unemployed registered disabled persons in Wales for each year 1948 to 1974;

(2) what percentage of registered disabled persons in Wales was unemployed during each year from 1948 to 1974.

Mr. Harold Walker

For information about the years from 1953 onwards I would like to refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to him on 10th March. —[Vol. 888, c. 93.] I regret that information about earlier years is not readily available

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish details of sheltered employment facilities for disabled persons in Wales, including location of premises and number employed.

Mr. Harold Walker

The following table lists the sheltered factories or workshops and gives an estimate, based on the latest information available, of the numbers of severely disabled people currently employed in them.

A Remploy Factories
Aberdare … 75
Abertillery … 76
Black wood … 81
Bridgend … 150
Brynamman … 61
Merthyr Tydfil (Orthopaedic) … 37
Merthyr Tydfil (Furniture) … 80
Neath … 87
Pentre … 59
Porth … 98
Swansea … 115
Tonyrefail … 71
Treforest … 143
Wrexham … 110
Ystradgynlais … 83
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B Other Sheltered Workshops for Sighted People
Llanelli … … … 26
Llangefni … … … 10
Llanwrtyd Wells … … … 38
Newport … … … 41
Pontypool … … … 85
Tredegar … … … 48
248
C Workshops for Blind People
Cardiff … … … 59
Llanelli … … … 5
Rhondda … … … 26
Merthyr Tydfil … … … 31
Pontypridd … … … 21
Swansea … … … 53
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D Workshops shortly to become operational
Rhyl … … 40 (capacity)
Haverfordwest … … 40 (capacity)