§ Rev. Martin Smythasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether there is a 3 per cent. quota rule for employing registered disabled workers in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. ViggersYes, such a quota applies for employers with 20 or more workers.
§ Rev. Martin Smythasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) disabled people and (b) registered disabled people are employed in action for community employment schemes in Northern Ireland: and what percentage this represents.
§ Mr. Viggers47 disabled people are currently employed under ACE. It is not known how many of those are registered disabled. This represents 0.8 per cent of ACE employees.