§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what level of unemployment among disabled workers was recorded in the most recently available quarter by the labour force survey; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe labour force survey asks people of working age if they currently have any health problems or disability which limits the kind of paid work they can do. Estimates based on answers to this question will622W include people with short-term health problems and disabilities as well as those registered as disabled. L FS estimates for autumn 1992 show that in Great Britain the unemployment rate, based on the ILO definition of unemployment for people with all such health problems or disabilities was 21 per cent.—not seasonally adjusted.