§ Mr. Boyesasked the Paymaster General if he will list in the Official Report the names and addresses of companies prosecuted under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Acts 1944 and 1958 since 1956 and the outcomes of each prosecution.
§ Mr. TrippierSix employers have been prosecuted under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 since 1956. Of these, five were convicted and fined. The case against one employer was dismissed by the courts. The last prosecutions were in 1975. I do not think it would be helpful at this stage to publish the names and addresses of the companies who have been prosecuted.
§ Mr. Boyesasked the Paymaster General what is the latest information available on how many employers are subject to the disabled persons quota; of these, what percentage meet the quota; what percentage were issued with permits within the last 12 months and what percentages were issued with bulk permits; and what percentage were below their quotas but had not been issued with permits.
§ Mr. TrippierThe latest information available relates to 1 June 1985 and was given in a written answer to the right hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South (Mr. Ashley) on 18 March 1986 at column181. I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as the 1986 figures are available, probably by early August.