Blind Persons

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asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many registered blind girls and boys are currently available for work in England and Wales; and how many of them have been registered unemployed for more than six months.

I regret that information about the current situation is not available since disabled people registered

UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE MARGATE, RAMSGATE AND SANDWICH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES
Age groups								July 1970	July 1973	July 1973
Under 18	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	86	24	28
18 and under 20		…	…	…	…	…	…	105	68	48
20 and under 25		…	…	…	…	…	…	217	129	150
25 and under 30		…	…	…	…	…	…	162	102	108
30 and under 35		…	…	…	…	…	…	118	80	85
35 and under 40		…	…	…	…	…	…	113	65	63
40 and under 45		…	…	…	…	…	…	95	63	62
45 and under 50		…	…	…	…	…	…	132	87	69
50 and under 55		…	…	…	…	…	…	123	116	113
55 and under 60		…	…	…	…	…	…	189	159	142
60 and over		…	…	…	…	…	…	416	400	353
Total		…	…	…	…	…	…	1,756	1,293	1,221

Duration of unemployment in weeks								July 1970	July 1973	July 1974
One or less	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	150	117	134
Over 1 and up to 2			…	…	…	…	…	137	81	105
Over 2 and up to 3			…	…	…	…	…	86	61	65
Over 3 and up to 4			…	…	…	…	…	64	40	40
Over 4 and up to 5			…	…	…	…	…	74	35	45
Over 5 and up to 6			…	…	…	…	…	61	22	29
Over 6 and up to 7			…	…	…	…	…	76	30	30
Over 7 and up to 8			…	…	…	…	…	26	32	29
Over 8 and up to 9			…	…	…	…	…	39	28	17
Over 9 and up to 13			…	…	…	…	…	121	74	75
Over 13 and up to 26			…	…	…	…	…	248	192	158
Over 26 and up to 39			…	…	…	…	…	203	114	118
Over 39 and up to 52			…	…	…	…	…	166	75	67
Over 52	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	305	392	309
Total		…	…	…	…	…	…	1,756	1,293	1,221

as unemployed are only analysed by the type of disability in April each year, but in April 1974 three boys and no girls were so registered.

Volume 887: debated on Friday 28 February 1975