§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked 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. OakesFigures published by the Central Statistical Office in the Blue Book, National Income and Expenditure, show314W 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.