§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will give for the latest most convenient stated date the number of male and female registered blind workers employed in this Department; and whether he will take whatever action may be open to him to increase his number as and when convenient and suitable vacancies become available.
§ Mr. KershawOn 22nd June, 1972, the staff of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office included one female registered blind worker. No male blind worker was employed.
I shall certainly consider whether there is any possibility of increasing this number, but the conditions of service in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office make for particular difficulties in the employment of registered blind workers.