§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many registered disabled people have found full-time employment in each of the last three years. [153758]
§ Ms JowellResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its Chief Executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Foster to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 19 March 2001:
As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked Leigh Lewis to reply direct to your question concerning how many registered disabled people have found full time employment in each of the last three years. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to Mr Lewis as Chief Executive of the Agency. I am replying on his behalf.
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Key Stage 2 Key Stage 3 1997 1998 1999 2000 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number of pupils taking extension tests English Maintained 23,637 — 18,185 20,727 33,461 — 38,483 39,953 Independent 2,889 — 2,903 3,104 844 — 1,067 1,035 Mathematics Maintained 20,803 — 20,765 25,736 2,411 — 3,159 3,661 Independent 2,653 — 2,957 3,378 263 — 187 162 Science Maintained 7,373 — 8,349 12,124 13,078 — 21,053 24,961 Independent 1,383 — 1,964 2,512 352 — 517 588 Since December 1996, there has not been a Register of Disabled Persons. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995. introduced from December 1996, replaced some previous legislation including the Register of Disabled Persons.
This Act provides disabled people with wider protection against unlawful discrimination in employment and in the provision of goods and services. It covers all people with a disability which is substantial and long term and affects normal day to day activities.
The Employment Service has helped 271,730 people with disabilities to find work, both full and part time, since April 1998. The details for each year are set out below.
Year Number of job entries for people with disabilities April 1998 to March 1999 99,562 April 1999 to March 2000 96,996 April 2000 to December 2000 75,172 I hope this is helpful.