FUTURE OF REMPLOY

Early day motion 809, tabled 29 January 2008 by Michael Clapham (Labour). Signed by 70 members.

That this House expresses its concerns that a number of Remploy factories remain threatened with closure; notes that Remploy receives a subsidy to employ disabled workers who otherwise may not be employed elsewhere in the labour market; is appalled by reports that Remploy is outsourcing work to cheap labour in Bulgaria which was previously carried out by the soon to be closed Barnsley Remploy factory; and therefore calls on the Secretary of State to step in to guarantee work for British disabled workers, and to meet the Remploy National Trade Union Consortium to consider their proposals for a sustainable future for Remploy.

Signatures by party: Labour 52, Liberal Democrat 9, Conservative 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Independent 2, DUP 1.