HC Deb 20 January 1983 vol 35 cc170-1W
Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many civil servants, and of what grades, the Manpower Services Commission expects will be employed in Manpower Services Commission branches specifically concerned with the employment and rehabilitation of disabled people by 1 May 1983; and how the figures compare by branch, number and grade with staff levels at 1 May 1981.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The number of civil servants by grade employed in the Manpower Services Commission's branches concerned with the employment and rehabilitation of disabled people on 1 April 1981, the nearest convenient quarter date, was as follows:

Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will reconsider the Manpower Services Commission's decision to drop the local market emphasis of Sheltered Employment Procurement and Consultancy Services; and if he has discussed his priorities in this regard with the National League of the Blind and Disabled.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The Manpower Services Commission has not made any decision about the local market emphasis of sheltered employment procurement and consultancy services.

Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Employment to whom the Manpower Services Commission's "Report of the Planned Review of Employment Service Division Head Office Branches (ESG, ESM and ESS)" has been sent; and what criteria were followed in deciding the distribution.

Mr. Peter Morrison

There is a code of practice within the Civil Service on the distribution of staff inspection reports and in accordance with this code the report has been sent to employment service division management and to the trade union side of the division's Whitley council.