asked the Secretary of State for Employment what consideration he has given to the review of "Disabled People and their Employment" undertaken for the Association of Disabled Professionals by Melvyn Kettle: what action he is taking; and if he will make a statement.

I shall reply to the right hon. Member as soon as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what consideration he has given to the review of "Employment of the Disabled" published by the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association; what action he is taking; and if he will make a statement.

The document "Employment of the Disabled", published by the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association, is in response to the discussion document "The Quota Scheme for the Employment of Disabled People" published by the Manpower Services Commission—MSC—and to the consultation paper issued by the working party on the future role of disablement advisory committees set up by the National Advisory Council on Employment of Disabled People—NACEDP.Full account of all responses will be taken in the coming months by the MSC and by NACEDP.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will classify according to percentages the number of workers employed in (a) unskilled manual work, (b) semi-skilled manual work, (c) skilled manual work, (d) clerical work, (e) managerial and supervisory work; and if he will also classify the numbers of disabled workers along the same lines.

[pursuant to his reply, 9 November 1979, c. 256–57]: It is estimated that in Great Britain in 1978 the distribution of workers—employed and self-employed—by socioeconomic group was as follows: