§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many registered disabled persons are currently looking for employment in the areas administered by the offices at Huddersfield and Oldham.
§ Mr. John GrantI am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that 435W information which relates to 9th February 1978 is as follows:
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED AND REGISTERED DISABLED PEOPLE Huddersfield …x2026; …x2026; 231 Oldham …x2026; …x2026; 254
§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment on behalf of how many registered disabled people in the parliamentary constituency of Colne Valley the £30 job-introduction allowance has been paid since it was introduced.
§ Mr. John GrantI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that, by the end of February, three disabled people had been helped by the job introduction scheme in the parliamentary constituency of Colne Valley. The scheme is open to all disabled people, whether registered or not, who have been unemployed for six months.
§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many payments have been made in the parliamentary constituency of Colne Valley under the Manpower Services Commission's scheme of capital grants to employers of disabled people.
§ Mr. John GrantI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that to date no applications have been received under the scheme and, therefore, no such payments have yet been made to employers in the parliamentary constituency of Colne Valley.