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Mr. Alex Carlile
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many local authorities in Wales have met the 4 per cent. quota of disabled workers set out in the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 in each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Gwilym Jones
The information is given in the table.
| Local authorities employing at least 3 per cent. registered disabled people 1 | |
| Year | Number |
| 1979 | 15 |
| 1980 | 15 |
| 1981 | 14 |
| 1982 | 12 |
| 1983 | 11 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1985 | 9 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 4 |
Source: Employment Department.
1 The information relates to 1 June each year and is taken from data published in the Employment Gazette in respect of individual employers in the public sector.