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Rev. Ian Paisley
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of the work force in Northern Ireland is registered disabled.
Mr. Needham
[holding answer 14 January 1991]: About 1 per cent.
| Thousands | ||||
| 1978–79 | 1988–89 | change | percentage | |
| Public sector manpower: total | 6,565 | 5,361 | -1,204 | -18·3 |
| Civil Service manpower: total | 734 | 572 | -162 | -22·1 |
Source: The Government's Expenditure Plans 1990–91 to 1992–93 (Cm 1021): chapter 21, appendix D.
Had public sector manpower changed at the same rate as civil service manpower, it would have fallen by 1,449 thousand.