§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many registered disabled people are unemployed in the Haverhill, Newmarket, Bury St. Edmunds and Mildenhall areas of Suffolk; how these figures compare with the numbers out of work at the same date in each of the preceding five years; how many disabled in each of these areas are known to be receiving training under Government auspices; and what help has been provided to local
Number of registered disabled people unemployed as at June of Local Office Areas 1973 1974 1975 1976 Number of disabled people currently receiving training Haverhill … 22 24 23 35 — Newmarket … 22 41 35 43 1 Bury St. Edmunds … 50 61 77 69 1 Mildenhall … 14 12 27 25 2 At present there is no scheme in operation for helping local employers financially to adapt premises and machinery for disabled people; but the resettlement services of the Employment Service Agency are available to give evidence in individual cases. In his statement on 10th December—[Vol. 902, c. 460]—my hon. Friend the Minister of State announced that he would be asking the MSC to introduce a scheme of capital grants for employers
who modify their premises or install special or modified equipment to enable disabled people to enter or remain in their employment".This scheme is under discussion.