§ Mr. GoodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out the number of employees in his Department who have a disability, broken down by disability type [148991]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe information requested is shown in the following table:
Disability broken down by disability type Total number of employees Visual impairment 20 Hearing impairment 30 Speech impairment 3 Walking impairment 13 Physical co-ordination impairment 26 Reduced physical capacity 26 Severe disfigurement 1 Learning difficulties 3 Mental illness 21 Progressive conditions 20 Neurological conditions 12 Other1 28 1 This figure refers either to an unspecified disability or a disability that is outside of the categories for which data is collected. Staff in the Department provide information on disability on a voluntary basis so the figures in the table may not reflect the total number of staff who have a disability.