HC Deb 05 February 2004 vol 417 cc1072-3W
Mr. Goodman

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs if he will set out the number of employees in the Department who have a disability, broken down by disability type. [148985]

Mr. Lammy

The following table is as at 1 April 2003. 442 members of staff in the Department for Constitutional Affairs have declared a disability. This information is obtained through a confidential survey issued to all staff, and collected against the following categories, which are based on Cabinet Office guidance. My Department is a member of the Disability Working Group.

Disability description Total
Reduced physical capacity 159
Hearing impairment 65
Mobility impairment 61
Visual impairment 33

Disability description Total
Physical co-ordination difficulties 28
Learning disabilities 19
Mental illness 8
Speech impairment 1
Reduced physical—with one or more other disabilities 32
Mobility—with one or more other disabilities 20
Hearing—with one or more other disabilities 12
Visual—with one or more other disabilities 5
Learning—with one or more other disabilities 1
Physical co-ordination difficulties—with one or more other disabilities 1
Disfigurement—with one or more other disabilities 1
Mental illness—with one or more other disabilities 1
Disability unknown 1
1No declarations have been received.