HC Deb 08 December 1981 vol 14 cc340-3W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list by age and type of disability the numbers of (a) registered and (b) unregistered disabled people who are unemployed.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The information requested is as follows:

Numbers of registered and unregistered unemployed disabled people according to age at 8 October 1981.
Age group (a) registered disabled people (b) unregistered disabled people Total
Under 18 524 4,911 5,435
18 760 2,620 3,380
19 1,090 2,738 3,828
20–24 5,798 10,927 16,725
25–29 5,555 8,907 14,462
30–34 6,213 9,935 16,148
Numbers of registered and unregistered unemployed disabled people according to disability at 9 April 1981
Disability (a) Registered disabled people (b) Unregistered disabled people Total
Surgical
Amputation
(i) one arm 932 358 1,290
(ii) both arms 59 31 90
(iii) one leg 1,077 413 1,490
(iv) both legs 100 37 137
(v) one arm and one leg and other multiple 54 27 81
Injuries to head, face neck and throat 803 926 1,729
Injuries to thorax, abdomen, pelvis and trunk, hernia 948 1,266 2,214
Diseases, injuries and deformities of the lower limb 7,419 6,643 14,062
Diseases, injuries and deformities of the upper limb 4,292 4,303 8,595
Diseases, injuries and deformities of the spine
(i) Paraplegia 920 738 1,658
(ii) Curvatures and spondylitis 9,636 11,952 21,588
Tuberculosis (non-pulmonary) 203 175 378
Medical
Arthritis and rheumatism 3,170 4,305 7,475
Diseases of the digestive system 2,083 3,647 5,730
Diseases of the genito-urinary system 600 844 1,444
Diseases of the heart and circulatory system 7,728 9,968 17,696
Pneumoconiosis 191 194 385
Chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma 5,890 7,876 13,766
Diseases of the skin and cellular tissue 744 1,715 2,459
Organic nervous diseases
(i) Epileps 4,742 5,028 9,770
(ii) Others e.g., disseminated sclerosis, hemiplegia 2,117 1,569 3,686
Tuberculosis (pulmonary) 704 766 1,470
Mental Disorders
(i) Psychoneurosis 3,176 11,974 15,150
(ii) Others e.g.,psychosis, schizophrenia 2,052 7,488 9,540
(iii) Mental sub-normality 3,593 9,114 12,707
Others
Deaf without speech 835 512 1,347
Deaf with speech 823 649 1,472
Hard of hearing 1,358 1,806 3,164
Blind 914 425 1,339
Partially sighted 3,207 3,035 6,424
Others e.g., haemophilia, leukaemia, diabetes 3,054 6,752 9,806
Totals 73,424 104,536 177,960

Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give for each of the last 24 months for (a) registered disabled people and (b) unregistered disabled people (i) the number of placements by disablement resettlement officers, (ii) the unemployment rate and (iii) the number of placements as a percentage of unemployed.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The following table sets out, for each of the latest available two months (i) the number of placements of registered and unregistered disabled people by the Manpower Services Commissions resettlement staff, (ii) the unemployment rate for registered disabled people only and (iii) the number of placements of registered and unregistered disabled people as a

Age group (a) registered disabled people (b) unregistered disabled people Total
35–44 12,954 20,228 33,182
45–49 8,724 12,334 21,058
50–54 11,231 14,260 25,491
55–59 13,613 16,343 29,956
60 and over 10,594 11,288 21,882
Totals 77,056 114,491 191,547

percentage of those who are unemployed in these two categories. It is not possible to calculate an employment rate for unregistered disabled people because the total number of unregistered disabled people in the work force is not known.

Month (a) Registered (b) Unregistered Placements by MSC's resettlement staff Unemployment rate Placements as a percentage of unemployed
per cent. per cent.
1981
November (a) 2,487 12.2 4.2
(b) 2,194 — 3.0
Month (a) Registered Placements by MSC's Unemployment rate per cent. Placements as a percentage of unemployed per cent.
(b) Unregistered resettlement staff
December (a) 2,269 12.4 3.8
(b) 2,101 — 2.8
1980
January (a) 1,621 12.5 2.7
(b) 1,364 — 1.8
February (a) 2,640 12.5 4.4
(b) 2,314 — 2.9
March (a) 2,168 12.6 3.6
(b) 1,917 — 2.4
April (a) 2,297 13.0 3.8
(b) 1,791 — 2.2
May (a) 2,418 12.9 4.0
(b) 2,042 — 2.5
June (a) 2,819 12.8 4.7
(b) 2.262 — 2.7
July (a) 1.878 13.0 3.1
(b) 1,575 — 1.8
August (a) 1.818 13.4 2.9
(b) 1.624 — 1.8
September (a) 1,475 13.6 2.3
(b) 1,293 — 1.4
October (a) 1,644 13.8 2.5
(b) 1,326 — 1.4
November (a) 1,770 14.2 2.6
(b) 1,544 — 1.6
December (a) 1,377 14.6 2.0
(b) 1,177 — 1.2
1981
January (a) 1,094 14.9 1.5
(b) 870 — 0.9
February (a) 1,402 15.2 2.0
(b) 1,140 — 1.1
March (a) 1,541 15.3 2.1
(b) 1,289 — 1.2
April (a) 1,685 15.9 2.3
(b) 1,366 — 1.3
May (a) 2,026 15.7 2.8
(b) 1,623 — 1.6
June (a) 1,963 15.8 2.7
(b) 1,319 — 1.2
July (a) 1,621 15.9 2.2
(b) 1,201 — 1.1
August (a) 1,691 16.4 2.2
(b) 1,378 — 1.2
September (a) 1,590 16.4 2.1
(b) 1,150 — 1.0
October (a) 1,662 16.7 2.1
(b) 1,231 — 1.0