§ 24. Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of firms with more than 20 workers employ fewer than their quota of 3 per cent. registered disabled people and have no permit to do so.
§ Mr. EggarIn June 1989, the latest date for which figures are available, 19.3 per cent. of firms with 20 or more workers employed less than 3 per cent. people with disabilities and did not have a permit to do so.
Employers who are below quota and without permits have not necessarily committed an offence unless they have engaged a person who was not registered as disabled when a suitable registered disabled person was available.
§ 28. Dr. ReidTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment when he expects to announce the results of his Department's review of services to people with disabilities.
§ Mr. EggarAs I announced in my reply to the right hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South (Mr. Ashley) on 12 March >Official Report, column 135, the consultative document which will give the results of the review will be published as soon as account can be taken in it of the results of the survey of people with disabilities in the labour market which my Department has commissioned. We anticipate that we will be in a position to publish the consultative document in June this year.
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§ 54. Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on his proposals for the future of the quota system in respect of the employment of disabled people.
§ Mr. EggarThe quota scheme is among the matters being considered in the internal review of services to people with disabilities which my Department has been undertaking. We anticipate that we will be in a position to publish a consultative document with the results of the review in June this year.