§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the percentage of disabled people directly employed by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ian TaylorDetails on the percentage of staff with disabilities employed by the Department were given in the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Dundee, East (Mr. McAllion) on 7 February 1995,Official Report, columns 139–42.
The Department of Trade and Industry is committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all its staff, including staff with disabilities.
§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many Crown post offices there were in(a) Lancashire and (b) Great Britain in each year since 1990.
§ Mr. PageI understand from the Post Office that the numbers of Crown post offices in(a) Lancashire and (b) Great Britain in each year since 1990 are as follows:
Lancashire Great Britain 1 April 1990 21 1,315 1 April 1991 19 1,143 1 April 1992 17 997 1 April 1993 16 896 1 April 1994 13 782
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the President of the Board of Trade who are the current members of the Coal Authority; what qualifications they possess; and what will be their annual salary.
§ Mr. PageI refer the hon. Member to the answers my hon. Friend the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Energy gave to the hon. Member for Sherwood (Mr. Tipping) on 31 October 1994,Official Report, columns 992–93, and the hon. Member for Wallsend (Mr. Byers) on 30 November 1994, Official Report, columns 706–07.