§ Mr. Ovendenasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many registered disabled people are employed in each of the Royal naval dockyards; and what percentage of the total work force this figure represents.
§ Mr. Duffy:In these four home dockyards the numbers of employees who have declared themselves to be registered as disabled are as follows:
Number declared to be registered disabled Percentage of total numbers in General Manager's Department Per cent. Portsmouth 126 1.5 Devonport 165 1.4 Chatham 77 1.3 Rosyth 49 0.8 417 1.3* * Average. However, nearly 2,400 others are employed on light duties. These include disabled persons who have either allowed their registration to lapse or have not registered at all. When these are taken into account the overall situations is:
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Number on light duties Percentage of total numbers in General Manager's Department Per cent. Portsmouth 839 10.3 Devonport 1,137 9.4 Chatham 616 10.0 Rosyth 201 3.4 2,793 8.7* * Average.