§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many registered disabled people had been unemployed at the latest available date for (a) up to six months, (b) six months to one year and (c) over one 434W year; what percentage of the total registered disabled this represents in each case; and what were the comparable figures for May 1979, June 1980 and June 1981.
§ Mr. AlisonFor October 1981, the latest date available, the information requested is as follows:
Duration of unemployment No. of unemployed registered disabled people Percentage of all registered disabled people Up to six months 20,597 4.5 Six months to one year 14,831 3.2 Over one year 41,628 9.0 Total 77,056 16.7 Comparable figures are not available for the dates requested, but are shown as follows for October 1980, January 1980 and July 1979:
Duration of unemployment No. of Unemployed registered disabled people Percentage of all registered disabled people October 1980 Up to six months 21,872 4.6 Six months to one year 10,538 2.3 Over one year 32,548 6.9 Total 64,958 13.8 January 1980 Up to six months 19,802 4.1 Six months to one year 8,916 1.9 Over one year 33,831 7.0 Total 62,549 13.0 July 1979 Up to six months 16,386 3.4 Six months to one year 8,466 1.7 Over one year 35,529 7.4 Total 60,381 12.5
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number and rate of unemployment among disabled people at the latest available date; and what were the comparable figures for May 1979, November 1979, June 1980, January 1981 and June 1981.
§ Mr. AlisonThe numbers of unemployed disabled people at the dates requested are as follows:
Number January 1982* 193,664 May 1979 133,956 November 1979 132,205 June 1980 147,563 January 1981 170,662 June 1981 179,728 * Latest available. It is not possible to calculate an unemployment rate for all disabled people as the total number of disabled people in the work force is unknown.