§ 35. Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Employment what monitoring is undertaken by his Department regarding the employment of handicapped persons.
§ Mr. John GrantI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that important trends are monitored, including levels and duration of unemployment, the number of disabled people registering for work and the number placed into work. In addition, statistical information is gathered about compliance with the requirements of the quota scheme which indicates the numbers of registered disabled people employed by firms with 20 or more workers.