§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will list the numbers of disabled people on Section II of his Department's register of disabled people in each impairment group;
(2) how many people were on Section II of his Department's register of disabled people at the last date for which figures are available; and what percentage of these were unemployed.
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§ Mr. John GrantI am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that registered disabled people are classified as being appropriate to Section I—those capable of open employment—or Section II—those capable of employment only under sheltered conditions—only on becoming unemployed.
The following breakdown by medical category of the total of unemployed registered disabled people in Section II relates to 14th April 1977, the date on which the annual analysis of this information was last prepared:
Nature of disablement Section II Unemployed registered disabled people Amputations 223 Arthritis and rheumatism 384 Diseases of the digestive system 210 Diseses of the genito-urinary system 56 Diseases of the heart and circulatory system 951 Diseases of the respiratory system 1,019 Ear defects 285 Eye defects 831 Injuries of head, face, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, trunk 268 Diseases, injuries and deformities of the lower limbs 764 Diseases, injuries and deformities of the upper limbs 377 Diseases of the skin 44 Injuries, diseases and deformities of the spine 949 Organic nervous diseases 1,676 Mental disorders 2,640 Tuberculosis (pulmonary) 145 Tuberculosis (non-pulmonary) 39 Other diseases and disabilities 360 Total 11,221 On 12th January 1978, 10,713 Section II registered disabled people were unemployed. This represented 14.3 per cent. of all unemployed registered disabled people.
§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in sheltered workshops at the last date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. John GrantI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that at 31st March 1977 the figure was 13,345.