§ Rev. Ian PaisleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many employers with 20 or more people employ a 3 per cent. quota of registered disabled people.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 15 February 1991]: In June 1990, 291 employers with 20 or more people were known to employ a 3 per cent. quota of registered disabled people.
§ Rev. Ian PaisleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what grants are available for employers in Northern Ireland to enable handicapped people to operate machinery.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 15 February 1991]: The adaptations of premises and equipment scheme administered by the disablement advisory services of the Training and Employment Agency, provides financial assistance to those employers who need to make essential alterations to machinery and equipment to facilitate their disabled employees.