§ Mrs. Peacockasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if Her Majesty's Government have any plans to increase the number of teachers.
Year Number of Disablement Resettlement Officers Client Numbers Placings Caseload at end of year Joining caseload during year 1979–80 Around 520 to 530 152,792 191,986 59,736 1980–81 Around 520 to 530 185,283 196,174 39,468 1981–82 Around 520 to 530 203,210 171,844 35,470 1982–83 Around 520 to 530 198,749 135,230 35,591 1983–84 Around 450 29,419 58,854 27,749 Changes in the figures reflect the reorganisation of employment services for disabled people which were introduced progressively in 1983–84, and the removal in October 1982 of the requirement to register for employment at jobcentres in order to claim unemployment and allied benefits. Figures from October 1982 therefore relate only to disabled people who choose to register for work at jobcentres and are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
The figures client numbers and placings in 1983–84 do not include those disabled people helped by the general employment services in jobcentres.