§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) men and (b) women are registered disabled in England and Wales. [36581]
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe Disability Discrimination Act 1995 repealed the registration provisions of the 1944 Disabled Persons (Employment) Act. Access to the programmes offered by my Department for people with disabilities does not depend on any process of registration.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the indicators that will be used to measure the targets for(a) an increase in the number of disabled people able to work and (b) a reduction in discrimination against disabled people as proposed in the green paper. [37995]
§ Mr. Alan HowarthSetting out proposed success measures and inviting debate on them is an unprecedented break with the past and a key step forward. The Government have phrased them in broad terms initially to generate a wide debate. We would welcome views on how they should be refined.