The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 5 September 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about the number and proportion of disabled people who are employed full-time and part-time. (153586)
The attached table shows the number and proportion of disabled people of working age who are in full or part-time employment for the three months ending March 2007. These estimates are not seasonally adjusted.
Estimates are taken from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
Three months ending March 2007 Number (thousand) Proportion (percentage)3 In employment 3,473 49.6 of which: Full-time 2,427 34.7 Part-time 1,046 14.9 1 Includes those who have a long-term disability which substantially limits their day-to-day activities and those who have a long-term disability which affects the kind or amount of work they might do. 2 Includes men aged 16 to 64 and women age 16 to 59. 3 Disabled people in employment including full and part-time as a percentage of all disabled people of working age. Source: ONS Labour Force Survey (LFS)