§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the average earnings of disabled workers employed by Remploy; and how they 661W compare with average earnings of (a) all manual workers, (b) manual workers in the furniture industry, (c) manual workers in the bookbinding industry, (d) manual workers in the leather goods industry, (e) manual workers in the clothing outerwear industry and (f) manual workers in light engineering industries.
§ Mr. John Grant, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 5 March 1979; Vol. 963, c. 428], gave the following information:
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission which is responsible for Remploy that the earnings of its disabled workers in July 1978 averaged about £1.20 per hour.
Average hourly earnings excluding the effects of overtime pay and overtime hours of full-time manual men and women whose pay for the survey pay period was not affected by absence.
Industry Group Standard Industrial Classification Men 21 and over Women 18 and over Mechanical Engineering … … … Order VII £1.80 £1.37 Electrical Engineering … … … Order IX £1.77 £1.32 Leather, leather goods and fur … … … Order XIV £1.59 £1.11 Clothing … … … MLH 441–446, 449 £1.49 £1.13 Timber, Furniture etc … … … Order XVII £1.69 £1.35 Printing and Publishing (other than newspapers and periodicals) bookbinding etc … … MLH 489 £1.80 £1.29 All manual workers … … … All £1.73 £1.24