HC Deb 21 July 1980 vol 989 cc1-2W
Mr. Jim Callaghan

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many sheltered workshops there are in the North-West region; where they are located and how many places they provide for (a) mentally handicapped and (b) physically handicapped persons.

Mr. Jim Lester

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that there are 28 sheltered workshops in the North-

Number of employees
Workshop Mentally sub-normal Mentally ill Other disabilities Total Capacity
(a) Remploy factories
  Aintree … … 26 7 90 123 130
  Blackburn … … 23 9 65 97 110
  Barnsley … … 29 3 47 79 73†
  Bolton … … 14 6 81 101 100†
  Denton … … 27 17 51 95 150
  Manchester … … 10 5 52 67 60
  Oldham … … 11 20 35 66 80
  Preston … … 14 8 34 56 70
  Radcliffe … … 8 12 86 106 135
  Salford … … 12 11 69 92 110
  St. Helens … … 18 9 67 94 95
  Wallasey … … 5 4 59 68 85
  Wigan … … 20 11 101 132 140
SUB-TOTALS … … 217 122 837 1,176 1,338
(b) Workshops for blind people*
  Blackburn … … N.A. N.A. N.A. 12 30
  Blackpool … … N.A. N.A. N.A. 32 36
  Bolton … … N.A. N.A. N.A. 31 35
  Chester … … N.A. N.A. N.A. 11 15
  Liverpool … … N.A. N.A. N.A. 38 46
  Manchester … … N.A. N.A. N.A. 86 86
  Oldham … … N.A. N.A. N.A. 34 40
  Preston … … N.A. N.A. N.A. 22 40
  St. Helens … … N.A. N.A. N.A. 8 8
  Warrington … … N.A. N.A. N.A. 14 15
  Wigan … … N.A. N.A. N.A. 26 30
SUB-TOTALS … … — — — 314 381
(c) Workshops for sighted people
  Cheadle … … — 51 — 51 66
  Chester … … N.A. N.A. N.A. 30 37
  Liverpool … … N.A. N.A. N.A. 49 50
  Liverpool … … N.A. N.A. N.A. 96 110
SUB-TOTALS … … — 51 — 226 263
GRAND TOTALS … … 217 173 837 1,716 1,982
Notes:
N.A.= Not available.
* May also employed sighted people.
† These workshops employ more people than they were intended to employ but finance is available to replace the Burnley factory in this financial year.

West region of the Department of Employment. The following table gives their location, their capacity, and the latest available information on the numbers of severely disabled people they employ. Workshop places are not generally provided for specific disabilities except, in this region at Cheadle Royal, which is solely for mentally disabled people, and the workshops for the blind which also employ people with physical and people with mental disabilities. Information on the numbers of mentally disabled people employed is not available for all sheltered workshops.