asked the Minister of Labour what evidence he has that firms in Scotland are not employing their legal quota of disabled persons; and what steps he intends to take to remedy the situation.

At the time of the last review in May 1965, 6,181 firms in Scotland had a statutory obligation to employ 3 per cent. registered disabled persons among their total staff. Of these, 3,307 firms were known to be meeting the requirement. My right hon. Friend does not propose to take any measures beyond those already being taken by our officers to increase the overall level of compliance.