§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many physically handicapped and disabled people are employed and in what positions in his Department; and what percentage of the total number of employees this represents.
§ Mr. ButlerThe number of registered disabled people employed in the Northern Ireland Civil Service as at 1 January 1984 was 341.
The attached table shows the breakdown of these staff by grade and also gives a comparison with the total number of staff employed in each grade.
None of the Home Civil Servants in post in the Northern Ireland Office, 187 as at 1 January 1984, is a registered disabled person.
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Grade Number of registered disabled persons Total number of staff in post Registered disabled as a percentage of staff in post* Professional and Technical 10 2,484 — Typists 10 1,450 1 Cleaners 17 614 3 Telephonists 3 121 2 Messengers 34 547 6 Scientific Grades — 642 — Others 29 4,671 1 Total non-industrial 221 22,587 1 Industrials 120 6,156 2 Total in Northern Ireland Civil Service 341 28,743 1 * Approximate.