§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Lord Advocate whether he will give for the latest most convenient stated date the number of male and female registered blind workers employed in his Department; and whether he will take whatever action may be open to him to increase this number as and when convenient and suitable vacancies become available.
§ The Lord AdvocateNone, Sir. Consideration has been and will continue to be given to any applications for employment in my Department received from blind workers, but the type of work and the small numbers of staff employed make it unlikely that it would be practicable to employ such persons.