§ Mr. GoodmanTo 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. LammyThe 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.
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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.