§ Lord Balnielasked the Minister of Labour what proportion of persons on the Disabled Persons Register was unemployed at the latest date for which statisics are available; and what was the comparable proportion during each of the past five years.
§ Mr. FernyhoughOn 9th October, 1967 60,892 registered disabled persons were registered as unemployed. This represents 9.3 per cent. of the total number on the Disabled Persons Register. On 10th October, 1966 the comparable percentage was 7.4, on 11th October, 1965, 7.0, on 12th October, 1964, 7.6, on 14th October, 1963, 9.0 and on 15th October, 1962, 8.6.