HC Deb 15 June 1978 vol 951 cc648-9W
Mr. Craigen

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons in the Strathclyde Region are registered as blind or disabled and were unemployed at the latest count.

Mr. Gregor MacKenzie

On 11th May 1978, 2,949 registered disabled people were registered as unemployed in the Strathclyde Region. This figure includes the blind. It is not possible to distinguish between them and other registered disabled people on the basis of the statistics available.