§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many physically handicapped and disabled people are employed, in what positions, in his Department; and what percentage of the total number of employees this represents.
§ Mr. RidleyCurrently the Department employs 163 registered disabled people, as shown below. They represent 1.21 per cent. of all staff. Disabled employees who decline to register are not included in these figures.
Numbers Administration Group 106.5 Science Group 3 Professional and Technology Group 6 Secretarial Group 4 Office Services Group 22.5 Other non-Industrial staff 19 Total non-Industrial staff 161 Industrial staff 2 Overall Total 163