HC Deb 05 February 1985 vol 72 cc506-8W
Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many registered disabled people are currently employed by each Government Department; and in each case what percentage the number represents of the total number of employees.

Mr. Hayhoe

The numbers of registered disabled people employed by Government Departments are collected once a year, as at 1 June. The most recent figures, and the percentage of all employees who are registered disabled, are as follows:

Numbers* and percentages of registered disabled people employed by Government departments (as at 1 June 1984)
Department Number of RDP Employed Per cent. of Total employees
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, Ministry of 174½ 1.53
Cabinet Office (inc MPO) 20 1.22
Charity Commission 5 1.50
Crown Estate Office
Crown Office Scotland 3 0.32
Customs & Excise 308 1.26
Defence, Ministry of 2114 1.14
Education and Science, Department of 48 2.01
Employment Group 1388½ 2.48
Energy, Department of 0.79
Environment (incl PSA) & Transport 607 1.21
Export Credits Guarantee Department 24 1.34
Fair Trading, Office of 2 1.22
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 49½ 0.86
Friendly Societies Registry of 3 2.47
General Register Office (Scotland) 7 2.77
Government Actuary's Department 2 3.23
Health and Social
Security, Department of 1357½ 1.50
Home Office 96½ 0.53
Information Central Office of 15 1.60
Inland Revenue 1083½ 1.57
Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce 10 1.56
Land Registry 141 2.10
Law Officers' Department
Lord Advocate's Department (Scotland)
Lord Chancellor's Department 157 1.57
National Investment and Loans office 3 5.66
National Savings Department for 231 2.91
Northern Ireland Office
Ordnance Survey 43 1.41
Overseas Development Administration 28 1.61
Paymaster General's Office 22½ 2.78
Population, Censuses and Surveys, Office of 46 2.22
Privy Council Office 2 6.25
Public Prosecutions
Director of Department of the 5 1.30
Public Record Office 16 4.00
Registers of Scotland 12 1.59
Royal Mint 32 3.35

Department Number of RDPs Employed Per cent. of Total employees
Scottish Courts Administration 5 0.57
Scottish Office (inc Scottish Prison Service) 114½ 1.18
Scottish Record Office 1 0.81
Stationery Office 87 2.45
Trade and Industry
Department of 151 1.20
Treasury 49½ 1.42
Treasury Solicitor's
Department 2.17
Welsh Office 40 1.81
* Full-Time Equivalents—part time staff are counted as half units.