HC Deb 31 July 1974 vol 878 cc313-4W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the total number of staff employed by local authorities in the United Kingdom for each year since 1960.

Mr. Oakes

Figures published by the Central Statistical Office in the Blue Book, National Income and Expenditure, show that for each year since 1960 the total number of staff employed by local authorities in the United Kingdom at mid-year was as follows:

000's
1960 1,737
1961 1,782
1962 1,848
1963 1,913
1964 1,981
1965 2,040
1966 2,134
1967 2,235
1968 2,310
1969 2,367
1970 2,500
1971 2,584

The figure for 1972 (not yet published) was 2,596; totals for 1973 and 1974 are not yet available.