§ Mr. Irvingasked the Paymaster General what is the average weekly remuneration for those employed in (a) sheltered workshops and (b) sheltered industrial group schemes at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. LangI regret that the information in the form requested is not available. I shall be writing to my hon. Friend to explain the position.
§ Mr. Irvingasked the Paymaster General how many places are available in (a) sheltered workshops and (b) sheltered industrial group schemes in England and Wales; and what proportion of these places is filled by mentally ill people at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. LangThe information requested is given in the following table:
Remploy (31 September 1985 Sheltered Workshops (31 March 1985) *Sheltered Placements (31 December 1985) Employees in England and Wales 7,842 4,573 1,537 Total employees in Great Britain 8,916 5,554 1,663 Proportion who are mentally ill and mentally handicapped in Great Britain 21% † 48% Of which mentally ill 7% † 6% * Formerly Sheltered Industrial Groups.
† Firm information is not available about the proportions in sheltered workshops but the Manpower Services Commission believes that they are likely to be broadly in line with the proportions employed by Remploy Limited.