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Employment (Statistics)

Volume 414: debated on Thursday 25 October 1945

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asked the Minister of Labour how many disabled persons who have been trained and rehabilitated have been found employment which has proved suitable.

About 11,600. This relates only to those who have received training or rehabilitation courses provided by my Department.

asked the Minister of Labour how many disabled persons have been rehabilitated and found employment in civil life.

The number of disabled persons within the purview of my Department who have gone into employment in the period from October, 1941, to 7th July, 1945, is 330,547. The hon. and gallant Member will understand that most of these received all the rehabilitation required from the hospital service before they were passed over to my Department.