§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Lord President of the Council (1) 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;
(2) what is the budget allocated by his Department and associated agencies for each of the next five years for, and how many staff or staff hours equivalent have been allocated to achieve the objectives of, the programme for action to achieve equality of opportunity in the civil service for disabled people.
§ Mr. NewtonThe Privy Council Office, which has no associated agencies, consists of 38 staff, many of whom are on loan from other Departments. No registered disabled people are currently employed, or have been employed during the last five years, and there are no projected figures. The size and nature of the Department make it inappropriate to seek to allocate resources specifically to the programme in question.