§ Rev. Ian PaisleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many applications were made by employers for capital grants in each of the financial years since 1985 to enable them to adapt(a) premises, and (b) equipment, to employ disabled people in Northern Ireland;
(2) what was the total amount of grant aid paid in each financial year since 1985 to employers to enable them to employ disabled people in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeedhamInformation in the form requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The number of applications approved and amount of grant aid paid to employers to adapt premises and equipment to enable them to employ disabled people is as follows:
Number of approved applications Grant aid £ 1985–86 3 5,750 1986–87 4 7,860 1987–88 3 2,872 1988–89 7 5,124 1989–90 6 23,000 11990–91 3 8,000 1 To February 1991.