§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information he has as to the numbers of(a) blind and (b) deaf people in the working population.
§ Mr. LeeThe only information available which relates specifically to these categories of disability is for those who have chosen to register as disabled under the terms of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944. In April 1987 the register included 6,768 blind people and 15,541 deaf people.