Positive about Disabled People Symbol

HC Deb 31 January 1996 vol 270 cc791-2W

Mr. Barnes

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list for his Department and each of the

	Male	Female	Both Sexes
	Protestant and others	Roman catholic	Protestant and other	Roman Catholic	Protestant and others	Roman Catholic
Economically Active	212,574	143,234	148,998	95,490	361,572	238,724
Unemployed	26,895	40,647	11,943	13,863	38,838	54,410
Unemployment Rate	12.7	28.4	8	14.5	10.7	22.8

A very sqiall proportion of The "Protestant and others" category—approximately 0.5 per cent.—were members of non-Christian religions.

agencies for which he is responsible if it uses the Employment Service's positive about disabled people symbol for (a) external recruitment and (b) internal recruitment and promotion. [11916]

Sir John Wheeler

The Northern Ireland civil service and Norther Ireland Office do not use the Employment Service's positive about disabled people symbol. The NICS's arrangements in respect of the recruitment and management of disabled staff are set out in the code of practice on the employment of people with disabilities in the Northern Ireland civil service. The principles and guidance applying to the recruitment and management of the home civil service staff group in the Northern Ireland Office are set out in the programme for action to achieve equality of opportunity in "The Civil Service and Disabled People" published by the Office of Public Service and Science, now the Office of Public Service.