§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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 objections of, the programme for action to achieve equality of opportunity in the civil service for disabled people.
§ Mr. NorrisThe Department of Transport has a departmental programme of action for equal opportunities. This embraces action for staff with disabilities.
Departmental expenditure, the number of staff or staff hours equivalent allocated to achieve the objective of the programme for action cannot be estimated, since successful implementation will require the commitment not only of equal opportunities officers but of other personnel officers, recruitment and training officers and individual line managers throughout the organisation.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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. NorrisThe table gives the numbers and percentages of registered disabled people—RDP—employed in this Department and associated agencies over the past five years.
Year RDP Total staff RDP as a percentage of total staff 1990 180.05 15,229.05 1.2 1991 185.00 14,804.05 1.2 1992 191.05 15,346.05 1.2 1993 186.05 14,412.00 1.3 1994 181.00 12,929.05 1.4 Projected figures are not available.