§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the value of orders placed by the Crown Suppliers with Remploy factories in each of the past three years of the Crown Suppliers' existence; and what currently is the annual value of orders placed by Government Departments and agencies, previously purchased through the Crown Suppliers, with Remploy factories.
Mr. JacksonThe value of orders placed by Crown Suppliers with Remploy factories in each of the last three years of Crown Suppliers' existence was
Year £ million 1988–89 7.4 1989–90 6.6 1990–91 3.6 No figures are available either centrally or in Remploy itself on the annual value of orders placed by Government Departments and agencies with Remploy factories, which would previously have been purchased through the Crown Suppliers.