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Ms. Walley
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will consider extending to men the approved code of practice for the Control of Lead at Work Regulations 1980.
Mr. Nicholls
The approved code of practice for the Control of Lead at Work Regulations 1980 already applies to both men and women.
20 or more employees are not employing at least 3 per cent. disabled persons in the latest year for which figures are available.
Mr. Lee
The information available relates to people who are registered as disabled under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944, or the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1945. On 1 June 1987 25,540 employers in the United Kingdom with 20 or more employees were employing less than 3 per cent. registered disabled people.