§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many registered disabled persons were employed in each department under his responsibility in Northern Ireland in 1979, 1980 and 1981.
§ Mr. Alison[pursuant to his reply, 21 July 1981]: The following table shows the number of registered disabled persons employed in Northern Ireland departments, the Northern Ireland Office—Belfast divisions—and the Police Authority for Northern Ireland at 1 January for each of the three years 1979, 1980 and 1981.
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1979 1980 1981 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 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 (Belfast Divisions) 13 1.1 8 0.8 9 0.9 Commissioner for Complaints/Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration — — — 1 4.2 NI Assembly — — — — — — Police Authority 21 1.1 17 0.9 18 0.9 Total 575 1.7 495 1.5 431 1.4