HC Deb 20 December 1982 vol 34 cc341-4W
Mr. Peter Bottomley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list all non-statutory bodies to which his Department has made grants for 1981–82 and 1982–83 showing the name of the organisation, the amount of grant and the powers under which the grant is made; and if he will give similar information for grant-aid by other statutory bodies for which his Department is responsible.

Mr. Alison

It is regretted that the information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost and could breach commercial confidentiality.

However, under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944, Remploy has received grants of £39,195,000 in 1981–82 and £42,760,000 in 1982–83—Estimate provision. Grants totalling £2,433,000 in 1981–82 and £3,382,000 in 1982–83—Estimate provision—have been made to the following voluntary bodies:

1981–82

  • The Royal London Society for the Blind
  • The Incorporated Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind
  • The Forces Help Society and Lord Robert's Workshops
  • The Royal School for the Blind
  • The London Association for the Blind
  • Cheadle Royal Industries
  • The Sir Robert Jones Workshop
  • The Spastics Society
  • The Bristol Royal Workshops for the Blind
  • The Chester Blind Welfare Society
  • Industrial Therapy Organisation (Bristol) Limited
  • Barrowmore Industries
  • St. Loye's College
  • The Watford Sheltered Workshop
  • The Blackpool and Fylde Society for the Blind
  • The Royal Leicestershire, Rutland and Wycliffe Society for the Blind
  • The Northampton and County Association for the Blind
  • The Royal British Legion Industries
  • Portland Training College for the Disabled
  • Yateley Industries for Disabled Girls Limited
  • Dorincourt Industries
  • The Grange Training Centre and Workshop for the Handicapped
  • The Merthyr Tydfil Institution for the Blind
  • The Cardiff Institute for the Blind
  • The Northern Counties Institute for the Blind, Inverness
  • The Royal Aberdeen Workshop for the Blind
  • The Royal Dundee Institute for the Blind
  • The Scottish Braille Press
  • The Scottish Council for the Care of Spastics
  • The Princess Louise Scottish Hospital
  • Hansel Village Limited
  • The Liverpool Workshop and Birkenhead Society for the Blind, etc.
  • Oldham Workshop for the Blind
  • The South Devon and Cornwall Institute for the Blind
  • Wolverhampton and Dudley Industries for the Blind and Disabled
  • The Hartlepool Workshop for the Blind
  • El Alamein Industries, Enham
  • Industrial Therapy Organisation (Watford) Ltd.
  • Royal National Institute for the Blind
  • National Society for Epilepsy
  • Fairfield Opportunity Farm (Dilton) Ltd.
  • National Elfrida Rathbone Society
  • National Schizophrenia Fellowship
  • The Cleveland, Durham and North Yorkshire Institute for the Blind
  • Peter Bedford Trust
  • Papworth Industries
  • Haven Products Limited
  • Thermega Ltd.
  • Ludun Limited
  • The Cornwall Disabled Association
  • The Scottish Epilepsy Association
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  • The Cambrian Factory Limited
  • The Lindsey Blind Society
  • Wigan, Leigh and District Society for the Blind
  • Camphill Village Trust
  • The Institute for Blind Welfare, Preston

1982–83

  • The Royal London Society for the Blind
  • The Incorporated Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind
  • The Forces Help Society and Lord Roberts' Workshops
  • The Royal School for the Blind
  • The London Association for the Blind
  • Cheadle Royal Industries
  • The Sir Robert Jones Workshop
  • The Spastics Society
  • The Bristol Royal Workshops for the Blind
  • The Chester Blind Welfare Society
  • Industrial Therapy Organisation (Bristol) Limited
  • Barrowmore Industries
  • St. Loye's College
  • The Watford Sheltered Workshop
  • The Blackpool and Fylde Society for the Blind
  • The Royal Leicestershire, Rutland and Wycliffe Society for the Blind
  • The Northampton and County Association for the Blind
  • The Royal British Legion Industries
  • Portland Training College for the Disabled
  • Yateley Industries for Disabled Girls Limited
  • Dorincourt Industries
  • The Grange Training Centre and Workshop for the Handicapped
  • The Merthyr Tydfil Institution for the Blind
  • The Cardiff Institute for the Blind
  • The Northern Counties Institute for the Blind, Inverness
  • The Royal Aberdeen Workshop for the Blind
  • The Royal Dundee Institution for the Blind
  • The Scottish Braille Press
  • The Scottish Institute for the Care of Spastics
  • The Princess Louise Scottish Hospital
  • Hansel Village Limited
  • The Liverpool Workshop and Birkenhead Society for the Blind, etc.
  • Oldham Workshop for the Blind
  • The South Devon and Cornwall Institute for the Blind
  • Wolverhampton and Dudley Industries for the Blind and Disabled
  • The Hartlepool Workshop for the Blind
  • El Alamein Industries, Enham
  • Industrial Therapy Organisation (Watford) Ltd.
  • Outset Ltd.
  • Royal National Institute for the Blind
  • National Society for Epilepsy
  • Sheltered Housing and Work Association
  • Fairfield Opportunity Farm (Dilton) Ltd.
  • National Elfrida Rathbone Society
  • National Schizophrenia Fellowship
  • The Cleveland, Durham and North Yorkshire Institute for the Blind
  • Peter Bedford Trust
  • Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
  • Royal National Institute for the Deaf
  • Papworth Industries
  • Haven Products Ltd.
  • Camphill Village Trust
  • The Institute for Blind Welfare, Preston
  • Royal Institute for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults

In addition, some local authorities which receive grants use voluntary bodies as their agents.

Under the Employment and Training Act 1973 grants have been made to the following bodies:

1981–82 1982–83 (Estimate)
£ £
Community Industry 20,887,000 23,451,000

1981–82 1982–83(Estimate)
£ £
Finchale Residential Training Centre for the Disabled 127,744 77,418
Portland Residential Training Centre for the Disabled 14,213 Nil
Queen Elizabeth Residential Training Centre for the Disabled 14,776 14,383
St. Loye's Residential Training Centre for the Disabled 73,002 49,419
The Spastic Society 270,500 352,200
Royal National Institute for the Blind 408,375 417,000
Society for Welfare and Teaching of 60,650
the Blind 1,046 68,500
Coventry Industrial Therapy Association 56 —
The Rock Rehabilitation Workshop 1,399 15,000
Thames Industrial Therapy Association — 35,000
Total 741,986 887,700

Grants have also been made under this Act to bodies for community programme — CP — community enterprise programme — CEP — voluntary projects programme, special temporary employment programmeSTEP—youth opportunities programme—YOP—training for skills programme and enterprise allowance. Grants have been made under the Employment Subsidies Act 1978 to bodies for small firms employment subsidy scheme, temporary short time working compensation scheme, and young workers scheme. Most bodies have received more than one payment. Some have had more than one application approved and some applications in connection with STEP, CEP, CP and YOP have been made by local authorities. The total number of non-statutory bodies and local authorities to which payments have been made under these measures is estimated to be greater than 100,000 in each of the years.