§ Sir Michael McNair-WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many persons were recruited to work in his Department in 1987–88; and what percentage of those were disabled.
§ Mr. RidleyFigures are readily available only for non-industrial staff. My Department (including the PSA) recruited 1,456 non-industrial staff in 1987–88 of whom 25 (1.7 per cent.) were registered disabled.
§ Sir Michael McNair-WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many persons currently work in his Department; and what percentage of those are disabled.
§ Mr. RidleyFigures are readily available only for non-industrial staff. At 1 June 1988, the non-industrial staff of my Department (including the PSA) numbered 20,818 of whom 266 (1.3 per cent.) were registered disabled.