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Disabled People

Volume 173: debated on Tuesday 22 May 1990

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32.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what new measures he proposes to take to increase employment of disabled people by organisations in both the private and public sectors.

Measures to promote the employment of people with disabilities are among the matters being considered in the review of services for people with disabilities which my Department has been undertaking. We expect to publish next month the consultative document giving the results of the review.

72.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people with disabilities are assisted annually by his Department.

In 1988–89, the latest year for which figures are available, approximately 220,000 people with disabilities were assisted by this Department's employment and training programmes.

43.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what proposals he has to enable people with disabilities to participate more fully in the workplace.

65.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what additional measures he will introduce to enable people with disabilities to participate more fully in the work force.

My Department already maintains a comprehensive network of services to help people with disabilities find and retain jobs. The adequacy of current measures to enable people with disabilities to participate fully in the work force is being considered in the review of services for people with disabilities which my Department has been undertaking. We expect to publish next month the consultative document giving the results of the review.