§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Minister for the Civil Service what steps he is taking to promote the meeting of legal quotas for employing disabled people in Government Departments; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RentonAll Departments and agencies aim to employ a 3 per cent. quota of registered disabled staff. My Department has introduced a range of initiatives, outlined in the code of practice on the employment of people with disabilities in the civil service, to help Departments and agencies to achieve this. The annual report on progress will be published next month in the magazine "Independent". Copies will be placed in the Library of the House.