§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many registered disabled people are employed by his Department; and what percentage this is of the total figures. [30778]
§ Sir John WheelerAt 1 May 1996 there 1,120 staff in the Northern Ireland Civil Service—3.96 per cent. of the service—who self-reported a disability. Of these 450–1.6 per cent. of the service—were, or had been, registered as disabled. In addition, 71 registered disabled people are working in the Northern Ireland civil service under the employment support programme.
Of the home civil service staff in the Northern Ireland Office two are known to be registered disabled–0.9 per cent. of the work force.