HC Deb 29 January 1996 vol 270 c577W
Mr. Barnes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for his Department and each of the agencies for which he is responsible if it uses the Employment Service's positive about disabled people symbol for(a) external recruitment and (b) internal recruitment and promotion. [11923]

Sir Paul Beresford

My Department and its agencies do not at present use the Employment Service's positive about disabled people symbol, but there are plans to do so in the near future.

Case name Number of units Ballot Ballot result (per cent.)
For Against Did not vote
Walterton and Elgin Community Homes 1918 Yes 59 23 18
Westside House, LB Merton 18 Yes 100 0 0
Holtspur, South Buckinghamshire DC 155 Yes 66 22 12
Peterborough individual '1 Yes 100 0
Hayles. LB Southwark 221 Yes 75 20 S
Wheathampstead, St. Albans 500 Yes 1
Torbay Tenants 2.709 Yes 8 85 7
Trowbridge Community Homes 260 No
Dawson Heights. LB Southwark 297 No
1Number of properties transferred.
218 properties to transfer when the transfer takes place.
3Ballot result not available, but the majority voted against transfer.