§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of disabled people employed by(a) his Department, (b) the Welsh Development Agency, (c) the Development Board for Rural Wales, (d) Wales Tourist Board and (e) Tai Cymru and, for each, the number employed (i) in total and as a percentage of all employees, (ii) by grade and as a percentage of all employees in that grade and (iii) by the severity of their disability.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe Department employs 27 people who have notified me that they are registered disabled. They make up 1.2 per cent. of the total work force. In addition, four disabled people are employed under the sheltered placement scheme.
Grade No. of Registered Disabled People Per cent of Grade 6 2 3.0 SPTO 1 2.7 HEO 2 1.0 EO 5 1.4 AO 7 1.7 AA 3 1.0 Typist 1 0.8 Support Grades 5 4.5 Industrial 1 0.9 Staff who are registered disabled are not classified in terms of the severity of their disablement.
The information requested relating to the non-departmental public bodies listed is not held centrally and the hon. Gentleman should approach the organisation direct.