§ Mr. VazTo ask the Minister for the Civil Service what are the numbers of(a) deaf, (b) blind and (c) wheelchair-bound civil servants that are currently employed; and what percentage they form of the Civil Service.
§ Mr. LuceAt 1 June 1989, there were 7,682 staff employed in the Civil Service who are registered as disabled. This represents 1.3 per cent. of all civil servants. No comprehensive Civil Service—wide information is available about the number of civil servants who are deaf, blind or wheelchair-bound or about the numbers of civil servants who are disabled but who have chosen not to register under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944.