§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the regions and districts which have been responsible for taking on the additional 18,000 staff employed since the reform of local government; and if he will indicate the proportion of the additional employees which results from creation of additional posts and the filling of vacancies, respectively.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe information requested is not available to my Department. Details of the staff of particular local authorities can only be obtained by addressing each authority individually.