Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what is the total number of staff employed by local authorities at the most recent date for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in the same month of each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. FernyhoughComprehensive statistics of the total numbers employed by local authorities and in police forces are available in respect of June each year.
166WFollowing is the information for 1963 to 1968:
Total numbers employed by local authorities and in police forces in Great Britain June, 1963 1,887,047 June, 1964 1,963,545 June, 1965 2,024,726 June, 1966 2,122,592 June, 1967 2,211,856 June, 1968 2,286,831