Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.

To build a world class Civil Service we need to recruit and retain the very best Civil Servants, on merit, irrespective of who they are and any visible or non-visible disability or difference.

As at 30 September 14, DWP has 5404 disabled employees which represents 6.9% of the total workforce.

This data is based on the number of employees who have chosen to individually record their disability status on the departmental HR system. Any such declaration is voluntary and confidential. Within DWP, 85.9% of employees have chosen to declare their disability status.