HC Deb 26 February 1970 vol 796 c380W
49. Mr. Speed

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will state the total average number of registered disabled persons unemployed in England for each year from 1964 to the present time; and what percentages these figures represent.

Mr. Dell

Figures for the total average number of registered disabled persons unemployed in England for each year from 1964, and the percentage these figures represent of the Disabled Persons Register in England, are set out below.

Number unemployed Percentage of disabled persons register
1964 … 40,039 7.3
1965 … 35,247 6.4
1966 … 35,083 6.4
1967 … 45,527 8.3
1968 … 51,214 9.4
1969 … 54,054 10.0