To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information he has on the number of successful prosecutions of employers who have refused to comply with the quota conditions of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 since 1961.

Five employers have been prosecuted and found guilty of offences under provisions of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944, since 1961. One case was in 1964. The employer was convicted of terminating the employment of a registered disabled person without reasonable cause, whilst not employing the 3 per cent. quota of registered disabled people. There was a similar conviction in 1973. In 1975, three employers were convicted, each on two counts, of engaging people who were not registered as disabled, without a permit, while below quota. In all five cases, the employers were fined.