§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which Government Departments(a) have and (b) have not joined the Employers Forum on Disability. [117628]
§ Mr. StringerMy Department does not keep central records regarding membership of the Employers Forum on Disability or other employer organisations. The decision whether to join the Forum is a matter for individual Departments and agencies.
However, the Employers Forum on Disability tell us that as at 1 April 2000, 14 Government Departments and agencies had joined the Forum. They are:
- Cabinet Office
- Court Service
- Crown Prosecution Service
- Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA)
- Department for Education and Employment
- Department for Trade and Industry
- Patent Office
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Her Majesty's Customs and Excise
- Inland Revenue
- Insolvency Service
- Lord Chancellor's Department
- Ministry of Defence
- Office for National Statistics