HC Deb 05 December 1994 vol 251 cc15-6W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 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.

Mr. Robert G. Hughes

The figures are as follows:

Cabinet Office, including the Prime Minister's Office and the Office of Public Service and Science
Year Number of registered Disabled Staff Percentage of registered disabled staff in Department/Agency
1990 27 1.1
1991 38 1.6
1992 31 1.3
1993 38.5 1.7
1994 24 1.1

HMSO
Year Number of registered Disabled Staff Percentage of registered disabled staff in Department/Agency
1990 69 2.1
1991 61 1.8
1992 55 1.7
1993 53 1.7
1994 46 1.6

Central Office of Information
Year Number of registered Disabled Staff Percentage of registered disabled staff in Department/Agency
1990 11 1.5
1991 8 1.2
1992 7 1.1
1993 5 0.9
1994 4 0.8

Projected figures for the aforementioned areas are not available.

Mr. McNamara

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 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. Robert G. Hughes

My Department's expenditure, in support of the programme for action to achieve equality of opportunity in the civil service for disabled people includes a proportion of the cost of its personnel and support services. This sum, which covers training, special equipment, modification of buildings and accommodation, cannot be disaggregated. Within the Office of Public Service and Science there is, however, an equal opportunities division which is responsible for promoting equality of opportunity service-wide. The total budget in 1994–95 for EOD's disability branch is £117,000.

Successful implementation of the action programme will require the commitment not only of equal opportunities officers but of other personnel specialists, training officers, and individual line managers throughout the organisation. The number of staff hours that will be devoted to this cannot be estimated with any accuracy.