§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the number of registered disabled people and the percentage who were unemployed at the latest available date in each age band used in Table 110 of the Department of Employment Gazette.
§ Mr. John GrantI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information, which relates to 8th July 1976, is as follows:
Age range Unemployed registered disabled people Percentage 16–17 … … 506 0.7 18–19 … … 1,718 2.2 20–29 … … 9,657 12.5 30–39 … … 10,108 13.0 40–49 … … 16,017 20.6 50–59 … … 25,706 33.1 60 and over … … 13,921 17.9 Total … … 77,633 100.0