HC Deb 05 December 1994 vol 251 cc42-3W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will itemise the refurbishment works undertaken on buildings housing departmental staff in the last three years, indicating the costs involved and the nature of the refurbishments.

Dr. Miss Widdecombe

Information covering the refurbishments carried out by the headquarters department, which were not funded by the Property Holdings Agency, is shown in the table.

Disaggregated information of this nature is not available for premises in the Employment Service or the Health and Safety Executive.

have been allocated to achieve the objectives of the programme for action to achieve equality of opportunity in the civil service for disabled people.

Dr. Miss Widdecombe

I regret that it is not possible to break down budgets and staffing in this way.

Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number and percentage of disabled people employed by his Department and associated agencies over the past five years; and what are the projected figures for the next five years.

Dr. Miss Widdecombe

Figures of registered disabled people in the Employment Department group are set out in the table. Projected figures are not available.

Year Registered Disabled Per cent.
1990 1,544.0 3.2
1991 1,688.5 3.2
1992 1,964.0 3.4
1993 2,019.5 3.4
1994 2,197.0 4.0