HC Deb 28 April 1982 vol 22 cc292-3W
Mr. Tom Benyon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the total grant and Government support items of cash to Remploy.

Mr. Alison

Remploy is a company specially set up by central Government to provide jobs for severely disabled people and receives a subvention from the Department of Employment through the Manpower Services Commission. In the 1981–82 financial year this grant amounted to £45.688 million, made up as follows:

£
Revenue to cover trading losses arising out of the extra costs of employing severely disabled people 39,529,000
Grant for capital expenditure:
On land and buildings 3,185,000
On plant and equipment 2,424,000
On vehicles 550,000
45,688,000