§ Mr. Nelsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions have been brought over the latest 12 month period for offences under Sections 9, 12 and 14 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 relating to employers' failure to take or offer into designated employement their statutory quota of disabled persons.
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§ Mr. John FraserThe required information is as follows:
Section 9, Three.
Section 12, None.
Section 14, None.
There is no quota for designated employment. Under this scheme only registered disabled people may be employed in the designated employments of car park and passenger electric lift attendants, unless the employer has obtained a permit for the engagement of a person not regisatered as disabled.
§ Mr. Nelsonasked the Secretry of State for Employoment what is the latest estimate of the number of firms employing more than 20 persons who are failing to satisfy their quota requirements for the employment of disabled persons.
§ Mr. John FraserI refer the hon. Gentleman to the information about the quota scheme contained in my hon. Friend's reply to the hon. Member for Banbury (Mr. Marten) on 27th November last.—[Vol. 901, c.226.]
§ Mr. Nelsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what further measures he is considering to ensure that employers comply with their statutory requirement to employ a minimum quota of disabled persons.
§ Mr. John FraserI refer the hon. Gentleman to the statement made by my hon. Friend on 10th December.—[Vol. 902, c. 459–68.]