§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs have been created since 1979 under the various job creation schemes sponsored by the Manpower Services Commission; and how many of these have been filled by (a) blind persons and (b) disabled persons.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe available information is set out in the following table. I regret, however, that we can provide information only on the numbers of disabled people taking part in the community programme. The Manpower Services Commission, which administers the programme, estimates that 4.9 per cent. of all entrants are registered disabled people.
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October 1979 October 1980 October 1981 October 1982 May 1983 Enterprise Allowance — — — 1,236 2,249 Young Workers Scheme — — — 113,000 104,000 Job Splitting Schemed║ — — — — 317 Special Temporary Employment Programme¶ 18,000 10,000 — — — Small Firms Employment Subsidy• 72,700 10,700 — — — Adult Employment Subsidy▮ 550 — — — — Short Time Working Compensation Scheme* 2,400 — — — — Job Introduction Scheme 180 — — — — Temporary Employment Subsidy# 31,800 — — — — * Figures prior to April 1983 do not include adult supervisors. † The figures quoted for the programme do not represent a consistent series as the method of collecting the statistics was changed at the beginning of the 1982 training year. Consequently the figures may be lower than the actual grant in payment because some of the grants are paid quarterly in arrears. ‡ The youth training scheme came into operation in April 1983. ║ The job splitting scheme opened for applications in January 1983. ¶ The programme was superseded by community enterprise programme in April 1981. •The subsidy ran from 1 July 1977 to 31 March 1980. ▮The subsidy operated from 7 August 1978 to 30 June 1979. * The scheme operated was open to employers in textile, clothing and footwear industries and ran from 15 May 1978 until 31 March 1979. # The subsidy operated from 18 August 1975 to 31 March 1979.