Sheltered Workshops - West Yorkshire

EDM number 1559 in 1992-93, proposed by Bob Cryer on 09/03/1993.

That this House recognises the extremely valuable work undertaken by ISCO5 sheltered workshops in West Yorkshire; is astonished at the callous disregard of this venture by the Government in allowing a lower 'loss leader' bid for leaflet storage and distribution work thus placing in jeopardy between 56 and 64 jobs, many of the people involved being disabled workers; calls on the Government to make an exception to the tendering process to ensure that severely disabled people are retained at work since they cannot obtain jobs in open employment; and recognises that this case will illustrate whether the Government are prepared to assist disabled people or throw them on the scrap heap of perpetual unemployment.

This motion has been signed by a total of 57 MPs.