HC Deb 14 July 1989 vol 156 c655W
Mr. Hannam

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much in total grant aid has been made available under the following schemes for each of the last five years(a) assistance with fares to work scheme, (b) adaptation to premises and equipment scheme and (c) personal reader service scheme.

Mr. Lee

The information requested on(a) the assistance with fares to work (FTW) scheme, (b) the adaptation to premises and equipment (APE) scheme and (c) the personal reader service (PRS) scheme is as follows:

Year FTW £ APE £ PRS £
1984–85 397,000 244,000 119,000
1985–86 460,000 295,000 210,000
1986–87 589,000 256,000 329,000
1987–88 694,000 404,000 325,000
1988–89 853,000 423,000 387,000