§ 5. Mr. Braineasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the total number of registered disabled persons suitable for ordinary employment who were unemployed in April, 1966, and in April, 1967; and how these figures compare with the rate of unemployment among the able-bodied population.
§ Mr. GunterOn 18th April, 1966, 38,337 registered disabled persons considered suitable for work under normal conditions were registered as unemployed at Employment Exchanges in Great Britain; on 10th April, 1967, the corresponding figure was 50,450. It is not possible to calculate satisfactorily the rate of unemployment amongst the able-bodied population.