§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of the work force employed by the national health service within each English health region is registered disabled.
§ Dr. MawhinneyTables showing the number and percentage of registered disabled persons employed by a wide range of public sector employers, including regional health authorities, district health authorities and national health service trusts, are published annually in theEmployment Gazette. The figures are published with the agreement of the employers concerned.
The latest figures relating to June 1992 are in the April 1993 edition of the Gazette, a copy of which is available in the Library.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the number of registered disabled people working within her Department and the national health service management executive; what percentage of the total work force of these two bodies this number represents; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleAt 11 May 1993, 73 registered disabled people were employed by the Department; this represents 1.4 per cent. of the work force. This includes nine registered disabled people employed in the national health service management executive, representing 1 per cent. of its work force.