§ Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Minister of Labour how many adult male persons are registered as disabled in England and Wales; what percentage of the total adult male labour force this represents; and how many of these were unemployed on the latest returns.
§ Mr. Thornton510,532 men aged 18 and over were registered under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Acts of 1944 and 1958 at employment exchanges in England and Wales on 19th April, 1965, the latest date for which information is available. This represented 4 per cent. of the estimated numbers of male employees in that age group in England and Wales. At 11th October, 1965, there were 35,154 disabled males registered as unemployed in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Minister of Labour how many adult male persons are currently registered as disabled at the Doncaster Employment Exchange; what percentage this represents of the total adult male labour force registered at that exchange; and how many of these are at present unemployed.
§ Mr. Thornton2,910 men aged 18 years and over were registered under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Acts of 1944 and 1958 at Doncaster Employment Exchange on 19th April, 1965, the latest date for which information is available, this represented 5 per cent. of the estimated numbers of male employees in that age group in the area. At 8th November, 1965, there were 216 disabled men aged 18 and over registered as unemployed at Doncaster.
§ Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Minister of Labour if he will give the duration of the period of unemployment of adult male disabled persons currently registered 175W as unemployed at the Doncaster Employment Exchange.
§ Mr. ThorntonAnalyses by age and length of current spell of unemployment
NUMBERS OF DISABLED MEN AGED 18 AND OVER REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT THE DONCASTER EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE Up to 6 weeks Over 6 and up to 13 weeks Over 13 and up to 26 weeks Over 26 and up to 52 weeks Over 52 weeks Total Section I … … 33 25 29 28 79 194 Section II … … 1 — 1 5 14 21 Section I—suitable for ordinary employment.
Section II—suitable for employment only under special conditions.