§ 24. Mr. Daggarasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of persons, male and female separately, on the disabled persons' register; and the number of such persons registered as unemployed at the latest available date in each of the 11 regions in Great Britain.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour (Mr. Ness Edwards)As the answer contains a table of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ At 17th January, 1949, there were 913,340 persons registered under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1944. This figure included 840,366 males and 72,974 females.
§ At 21st February, 1949, the numbers of unemployed registered disabled persons in each Region were as follow:
| Region | Males | Females | Total |
| London & South Eastern | 12,301 | 1,069 | 13,370 |
| Eastern | 2,495 | 150 | 2,645 |
| Southern | 2,472 | 140 | 2,612 |
| South Western | 3,056 | 199 | 3,255 |
| Midland | 3,071 | 91 | 3,162 |
| North Midland | 2,417 | 83 | 2,500 |
| West & East Ridings | 5,149 | 156 | 5,305 |
| North Western | 10,400 | 745 | 11,145 |
| Northern | 8,368 | 280 | 8,648 |
| Scotland | 8,545 | 481 | 9,026 |
| Wales | 13,382 | 393 | 13,775 |
| GREAT BRITAIN | 71,656 | 3,787 | 75,443 |