§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will publish a table showing the number of people who are registered as disabled in Scotland, in the format most convenient to his Department;
(2) if he will publish a table showing the number of people who are registered as disabled in each local authority area in Scotland;
(3) if he will publish a table showing the number of adults with (a) mental handicap, (b) mental illness and (c) physical handicap for each local authority area in Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation on the number of people in particular categories of disability is not collected centrally. Scottish local authorities are required to inform themselves of the numbers of chronically sick and disabled people within their areas but they are not required to keep registers of disabled people.
§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of the funds awarded to local enterprise companies in Scotland has been specifically targeted to enhance the unit price of training for people with disabilities and learning difficulties; and if he will give an analysis of where any extra expenditure has been distributed by each LEC.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe funding of local enterprise companies for youth training is separate from the funding of adult training but beyond this there is no specific targeting of funds to particular groups within the main programmes. Decisions about unit prices paid to training providers are a matter for local enterprise companies.