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Disabled Persons (Ilkeston, Heanor And Alfreton)

Volume 642: debated on Monday 12 June 1961

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asked the Minister of Labour what is the number of disabled persons registered in Ilkeston, Heanor, Ripley and Alfreton; and what is the number of such persons unemployed in each of the four towns.

On 17th April, 1961, there were 996 persons registered as disabled in Ilkeston, 831 in Heanor, and 1,555 in Alfreton; on 15th May, 1961, 52 registered disabled persons were unemployed in Ilkeston, 47 in Heanor, and 81 in Alfreton. Separate figures are not available for the Ripley area, which is covered by the Alfreton local office.