§ Captain Bullockasked the Minister of Labour the total numbers of civilians and ex-Service personnel respectively, who are at present on the Register of Disabled Persons; how many of these are now employed; and what are his plans for ensuring the employment of those who have not yet been offered work.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe number of registered disabled persons on 18th April, 1949, was 914,693, of whom 374,262 were civilians and 540,341 ex-Service personnel. This is the latest date for which this detailed information is available, but on 18th July, 1949, the total number on the register was 919,054. The number of registered disabled persons unemployed on 15th August, 1949, was 61,704, of whom 29,834 were civilians and 31,870 ex-Service personnel. Accordingly, about 850,000 registered disabled persons are at present in employment. The corresponding total of unemployed disabled persons at 16th August, 1948, was 72,268, of whom 33,915 were civilians and 38,353 ex-Service personnel; there was thus a decrease of 10,564 unemployed disabled persons over the year. Continuous efforts are being made both under the Quota Scheme and otherwise to find suitable employment for those needing it.