HC Deb 09 February 1994 vol 237 cc290-1W
Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many disabled people are in employment classified by standard industrial category.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The labour force survey asks people of working age if they currently have any health problem or disability which limits the kind of paid work they can do. Estimates based on answers to this question will include people with short-term health problems and disabilities as well as those registered as disabled.

The latest labour force survey estimates of the number of such people in employment by industry are given in the table:

People with health problems or disabilities in employment Great Britain
Thousands
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 37
Energy and water supply 15
Manufacturing 296
Construction 94
Distribution, hotels and repairs 288
Transport and communication 97
Banking, financial and business services 131
Other services 428
TOTAL all industry sectors1 1,406
1 Total includes people with work place outside Great Britain and those who did not state industry.

Source: Labour force survey, summer 1993—not seasonally adjusted.

Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many disabled people are employed in(a) companies with between 20 and 99 employees, (b) companies with between 100 and 999 employees and (c) companies with over 1,000 employees.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

This information is not available.

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