Disabled People (Hansard, 28 June 1988)

§ Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list(a) the number of disabled unemployed people and (b) the number of places available on assessment and rehabilitation courses for unemployed, disabled people in Wales.

§ Mr. Grist
At 8 April 1988, there were 4,216 unemployed people in Wales whose prospects of finding and/or keeping jobs were recorded as restricted by health or disability; of these, 1,901 had elected to register as a disabled person under the Disabled Persons Employment Act 1944. Between 1 April 1988 and 31 March 1989 the Training Commission proposes to make 1,816 assessment course places and 860 rehabilitation course places available in Wales.

§ Mrs. Clwyd
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were the total grants to the Council of Museums in Wales for every year since 1978–79 up to and including that planned for 1988–89.
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§ Mr. Wyn Roberts
Grants to the Council of Museums in Wales were as follows:

Grants

1978–79 50,000

1979–80 54,000

1980–81 77,000

1981–82 126,533

1982–83 145,742

1983–84 150,000

1984–85 218,000

1985–86 230,000

1986–87 280,000

1987–88 292,382

1988–89 305,000

	Grants
1978–79	50,000
1979–80	54,000
1980–81	77,000
1981–82	126,533
1982–83	145,742
1983–84	150,000
1984–85	218,000
1985–86	230,000
1986–87	280,000
1987–88	292,382
1988–89	305,000