To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of people employed by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies are disabled. (153592)

The latest available statistics on the disability status of civil servants in Departments and agencies are as at 30 September 2006 and are published in ‘Civil Service Statistics 2006’ at Table P. This document is produced by the Office for National Statistics and can be accessed from the following website addresses:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=2899&Pos=&ColRank=l&Rank=422

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/2006CivilServiceStatistics.pdf