Remploy (Hansard, 22 June 1998)

§ Mr. Pike
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he proposes to appoint a disabled person to the Board of the Remploy Group; and if he will make a statement. [46751]
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§ Mr. Rooney
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to appoint to the board of Remploy people with disabilities. [46995]

§ Mr. Alan Howarth
An advertisement was recently placed inDisability Times seeking a non-executive director for Remploy who has personal experience of disability and can contribute to the commercial development and overall good governance of the company. It made clear that applications from people with disabilities would be particularly welcome.

§ Mr. Rooney
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what has been the Government subsidy to Remploy for each of the past 10 years expressed(a) in cash terms and (b) at April 1998 prices. [46993]

§ Mr. Alan Howarth
The table shows Remploy's grant over the last 10 years in(a) cash prices and (b) April 1998 prices.

£ million

Year (a) cash prices (b) April 1998 prices

1997–98 94.2 96.5

1996–97 94.2 99.7

1995–96 94.2 102.0

1994–95 92.1 102.3

1993–94 89.2 100.9

1992–93 84.0 97.7

1991–92 75.3 91.2

1990–91 72.0 92.8

1989–90 67.0 93.1

1988–89 62.7 93.3

§ Mr. Rooney
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what has been the ratio of able bodied to disabled workers at Remploy for each of the last five years. [46992]

§ Mr. Alan Howarth
The table shows both the number of disabled employees at Remploy and that the proportion of the total workforce who are disabled has increased over the past five years:

Year Total workers(disabled and non-disabled) Number of disabled workers Number of non-disabled workers Ratio of non-disabled to disabled

1993–94 10,229 8,654 1,575 1 to 5.5

1994–95 10,538 8,906 1,632 1 to 5.5

1995–96 10,893 9,334 1,559 1 to 6

1996–97 11,224 9,662 1,562 I to 6.2

1997–98 11,351 10,021 1,330 1 to 7.5

£ million
Year	(a) cash prices	(b) April 1998 prices
1997–98	94.2	96.5
1996–97	94.2	99.7
1995–96	94.2	102.0
1994–95	92.1	102.3
1993–94	89.2	100.9
1992–93	84.0	97.7
1991–92	75.3	91.2
1990–91	72.0	92.8
1989–90	67.0	93.1
1988–89	62.7	93.3

Year	Total workers(disabled and non-disabled)	Number of disabled workers	Number of non-disabled workers	Ratio of non-disabled to disabled
1993–94	10,229	8,654	1,575	1 to 5.5
1994–95	10,538	8,906	1,632	1 to 5.5
1995–96	10,893	9,334	1,559	1 to 6
1996–97	11,224	9,662	1,562	I to 6.2
1997–98	11,351	10,021	1,330	1 to 7.5