§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide statistics on the number of registered disabled persons employed(a) with Remploy and (b) in local authority sheltered provision for each of the standard regions in 1985, 1986 and 1987.
§ Mr. Lee[holding answer 17 May 1988]: Information is not available in the form requested. Information on the number of approved severely disabled workers employed in each Manpower Services Commission (MSC) region in the 1985–86, 1986–87 and 1987–88 financial years is set out in the tables.
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MSC region Financial year 1985–86 (31 March 1986) Financial year 1986–87 (31 March 1987) Financial year 1987–88 (31 March 1988) Yorkshire and Humberside 1,135 1,125 1,104 North West 1,600 1,644 1,647 Northern 944 909 920 Wales 1.463 1,504 1,492 Scotland 1,050 1,029 1,074 (b) Local Authority sheltered provision: South East 335 301 322 London 614 640 639 South West 972 1,034 1,072 West Midlands 1967 565 617 East Midlands and Eastern — 672 758 Yorkshire and Humberside 520 556 567 North West 617 666 699 Northern 235 228 235 Wales 524 504 532 Scotland 707 754 833 1 The figure of 967 occupied places relates to the whole of the former Midlands Region.