§ Mr. Stallardasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many registered disabled persons are employed in Government employment; and what were the numbers in 1970 and 1971.
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§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe latest available figures relate to 1st October, 1971. At that date the total number of registered disabled people in Government employment was 18,766, or 2.8 per cent. of the total number of Government employees both non-industrial and industrial. At 1st October, 1970, comparable figures were 19,744 and 2.9 per cent., respectively.
§ Mr. Stallardasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will now seek to amend the 1958 and 1965 Disabled Persons (Employment) Acts to make the provisions of those Acts in relation to disabled persons binding on the Crown in the same way as they are on other employers.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithNo. Successive Governments have agreed that Government Departments should accept the same obligations towards disabled people as other employers. The percentage of registered disabled people in Government employment compares favourably with the average percentage of registered disabled people employed by all other undertakings having 20 or more employees.
§ Mr. Stallardasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current average percentage of registered disabled persons employed by all undertakings, other than Government, having 20 or more employees.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 31st May the proportion of registered disabled people included in total staffs of all undertakings, other than Government, having 20 or more employees, was 2.1 per cent.
§ Mr. Stallardasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many firms in the Inner London area, borough by borough, at present satisfy their quota obligations under the Disablement Register Acts.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
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Number of Firms Borough Satisfying Quota Camden 76 City of London 255 Greenwich 61 Hackney 249 Hammersmith 110 Islington 349 Lambeth 62
Lewisham 26 Southwark 205 Tower Hamlets 143 Wandsworth 137 Westminster 453