HC Deb 28 February 1978 vol 945 cc167-70W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Employment, how many of the 166 disabled people reported to have participated in the job introduction scheme by the end of December 1977, Official Report, 17th January 1978, have been retained by their employers after the six-week trial period.

Mr. John Grant

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 27th February 1978; Vol. 945, c. 1–2], gave the following information:

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the local disable-

Mr. Golding

The numbers of employees in employment in manufacturing industries and in all industries and services in the Coventry employment office area and the numbers unemployed are given in the following table. The unemployment figures relate to those registered as unemployed in the Coventry employment office area (a) who last worked in manufacturing industries and (b) in total, including some not classified by industry.

ment resettlement officer of the Employment Service Agency, which operates the experimental scheme, follows up all participants one month after the end of the trial period, to ascertain whether they have been retained by their employers, but the results have not yet been compiled. This will be done in mid-March in respect of all 166 of the first six months' placements.

Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the numbers of disabled workers employed in (a) sheltered workshops administered by local authorities; (b) sheltered workshops administered by voluntary bodies; (c) Remploy factories; (d) industrial enclaves in Wales; Scotland, the South-East, the South-West, East Anglia, the West Midlands, the East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside, the North-West, the North, and Great Britain in April 1970 and 1976.

Mr, John Grant

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 27th February 1978; Vol. 945, c. 1–2], gave the following information:

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the figures are as follows:

NUMBERS OF SEVERELY DISABLED PEOPLE IN SHELTERED EMPLOYMENT IN APRIL 1970 AND 1976 (1970 figures in brackets)
Wales Scotland Southern South East South West(2) Eastern West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside(5) North West(3) North (4) Great Britain
Sheltered workshops administered by:
Local authorities 278 246 380 458 75 267 166 184 230 125 2,409
(162) (314) (389) (354) (21) (350) (132) (209) (230) (129) (2,290)
Voluntary bodies 137 684 624 229 111 165 118 247 359 64 2,738
(137) (725) (840) (167) (64) (170) (157) (223) (451) (50) (2,984)
Remploy factories (including home-workers). 1,428 895 887 639 184 591 589 749 1,380 1,172 8,514
(1,130) (720) (879) (629) (185) (565) (556) (651) (1,262) (867) (7,444)
Industrial enclaves(6) 8 3 27 27 29 94
(—) (—) (—) (—) (—) (—) (—) (29) (7) (—) (36)
(1) Includes workshops run by voluntary bodies as agents for local authorities.
(2) Includes Western area.
(3) Includes Liverpool and Manchester.
(4) Now North-Eastern area.
(5) Now East Pennine area; this excludes South Yorkshire which is now part of East Midlands.
(6) Most enclaves are run by local authorities (e.g. parks and gardens schemes).