§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the number and percentage of disabled people employed by his Department and associated agencies over the past five years; and what are the projected figures for the next five years.
§ Mr. GoodladThe number and percentage of registered disabled people employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including the Overseas Development Administration, in the past five years are set out in the table. Projected figures for the next five years are not available.
Year Number Percentage 1990 45 0.57 1991 49 0.62 1992 49.5 0.62 1993 50.5 0.65 1994 51.5 0.65
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the budget allocated by his Department and associated agencies for each of the next five years for, and how many staff or staff hours equivalent have been allocated to achieve the objectives of, the programme for action to achieve equality of opportunity in the civil service for disabled people.
§ Mr. GoodladFCO-ODA expenditure in support of the programme for action to achieve equality of opportunity in the civil service for disabled people includes cost elements associated with staff numbers, training, special equipment, modification of buildings and accommodation and cannot be disaggregated. The Department is committed to achieving the objectives of the programme, 19W but the number of staff or staff hours equivalent allocated to achieve these objectives cannot be estimated since successful implementation will require the commitment not only of equal opportunities officers but of personnel managers, recruitment officers and individual line managers throughout the Department.