§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many registered disabled people were employed in each department under his responsibility in 1979, 1980 and 1981; and what percentage this was of total staff in post.
§ Mr. John PattenThe following table shows the number of registered disabled people employed in Northern Ireland departments, the Northern Ireland Office and the Police Authority for Northern Ireland at 1 January for each of the three years 1979, 1980 and 1981.
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Registered Disabled Registered Disabled as percentage of Staff in Post Registered Disabled Registered Disabled as percentage of Staff in Post Registered Disabled Registered Disabled as percentage of Staff in Post Department of Agriculture 100 1.5 90 1.4 66 1.3 Department of Commerce 7 0.9 9 1.2 12 1.6 Department of the Civil Service 4 0.5 5 0.9 7 0.9 Department of Education 11 1.7 13 2.0 14 2.2 Department of the Environment 202 2.0 181 1.9 156 1.6 Department of Finance 75 2.4 64 2.1 56 1.9 Department of Health and Social Services 101 1.8 79 1.4 67 1.2 Department of Manpower Services 40 1.7 28 1.3 23 1.0 Exchequer and Audit Department 1 1.6 1 1.5 2 2.9 NIO 13 1.0 8 0.7 9 0.8 Commissioner for Complaints/Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration — — — — — — NI Assembly — — — — — — Police Authority 21 1.1 17 0.9 18 0.9 Total 575 1.7 495 1.5 431 1.4