§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many bulk permits giving exemptions from the provisions of the Employment Act 1944, in respect of disabled people have been issued in each year since 1958.
§ Mr. LeeThe table gives the available information about the number of employers issued with bulk permits (some of whom may have received more than one permit) during the years shown.
Year Number1 1979 21,789 1980 21,660 1981 20,841 1982 19,572 1983 18,102 1984 18,300 1985 18,486 1986 18,683 1987 18,480 1 Employers who were below quota on 1 June but who had been granted bulk permits during the previous 12 months.
§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many applications for bulk permits giving exemptions from the provisions of the Employment Act 1944, in respect of disabled people have been refused in each year since 1958.
§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what criteria are used to determine whether
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2. Numbers of occupational injuries to employees and the self-employed on building sites resulting in death in Wales1 Employees Self-employed 1981 7 0 1982 5 5 1983 8 2 1984 7 2 1985 4 0 51986 0 0 41986–87 6 2 1 The reporting period changed from a calendar to a financial year from 1 April 1986, under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences regulations. 2 Injuries are reported to the relevant enforcing authority, either HSE or the local authority. For 1981–85, LA figures did not distinguish injuries to the self-employed, or to the public arising from work activity: these are included under "employees". 3 Accidents reported to Mines and Quarries Inspectorate for the period 1 January 1985 to 31 March 1986 are all included under "1985". 4 Period covered 1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987. 5 First quarter. or not to grant a bulk permit giving exemption from the provisions of the Employment Act 1944, as they affect disabled people.
§ Mr. LeeThe criteria which determine whether a permit—of any kind—should be granted are set out in section 11(1) of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944. These relate to the nature of the work in question and the extent to which suitable registered disabled people are available. Bulk permits may be issued if, in the opinion of the disablement resettlement officer, registered disabled people who are suitable for the work in question are unlikely to become available for submission to the vacancies during the period covered by the bulk permit.