§ Mr. GoodmanTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will set out the number of employees in his Department who have a disability, broken down by disability type. [148996]
§ Mr. AlexanderThe table gives the number of employees in my Department who have a disability broken down by disability type.
Disability type Staff number (headcount) as at 1 April 20031 Reduced Physical Capacity 11 Reduced Physical Capacity + other impairment 2— Physical Co-ordination Difficulties 2— Hearing Impairment (alone) 6 Hearing Impairment + other impairment 2— Learning Difficulties 5 Learning Difficulties + other impairment 2— Mental Illness 2— Mobility Impairment (alone) 2— Mobility Impairment + other impairment 5 Speech Impairment (alone) 2— Unknown Disability 2— Visual Impairment (alone) 2— Total 47 1These figure cover the Cabinet Office (main)the Government Car and Despatch Agency (air Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office) and the Central office of information (which report to the minister for the cabinet office). 2Represent figure which are not disclosed to protect the confidentiality of the staff member concerned i.e where the figure is less than 5. Source:
Cabinet office Departmental returns.
714WMy Department set up a cross-departmental Disability Working Group in January 2003, which is currently working to identify best practice in surveying staff on disability. The group has recently completed a consultation exercise, the outcome of which will be made available in due course.
The Cabinet Office also supports its own departmental network for disabled staff (DISCO) and will be working with them to support a number of initiatives throughout the coming year. This includes awareness raising events about various disabilities.