§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many staff are currently employed in each of the road construction units in England; how many of these are staff of his Department, and how many are seconded from local authorities in each case; how many of the staff of each road construction unit are employed in the headquarters, and how many in each of the operational sub-units; how these figures compare with those for 1974 and 1975; and what are the anticipated staffing figures for 1977.
§ Mr. MarksThe numbers of staff in post at 1st April of the three years in question are shown in the following table. Forecasts of 1977 staffing are not available.
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1st April 1974 1st April 1975 1st April 1976 Road Construction Unit Civil Service Staff Local Authority Staff Totals Civil Service Staff Local Authority Staff Totals Civil Service Staff Local Authority Staff Totals EASTERN RCU Headquarters … … 10 98 108 10 108 118 13 107 120 Bedfordshire sub-unit … … 11 68 79 5 59 64 7 73 80 Buckinghamshire sub-unit … … 8 53 61 7 61 68 7 53 60 Essex sub-unit … … 12 97 109 10 86 96 11 93 104 Hertfordshire sub-unit … … 12 109 121 13 104 117 4 80 84 Totals … … 53 425 478 45 418 463 42 406 448 SOUTH-EASTERN RCU Headquarters … … 19 96 115 19 108 127 25 113 138 Surrey sub-unit … … 15 170 185 8 183 191 11 186 197 Kent sub-unit … … 11 109 120 13 140 153 17 174 191 Hampshire sub-unit … … 13 166 179 9 155 164 8 121 129 Lewes by-pass sub-unit … … — — — — — — 1 15 16 Totals … … 58 541 599 49 586 635 62 609 671 SOUTH-WESTERN RCU Headquarters … … 19 81 100 19 82 101 23 87 110 Somerset sub-unit … … 10 128 138 5 120 125 5 149 154 Devon sub-unit … … 11 153 164 8 110 118 9 136 145 Gloucestershire sub-unit … … 4 38 42 3 36 39 — — — Totals … … 44 400 444 35 348 383 37 372 409
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1st April 1974 1st April 1975 1st April 1976 Road Construction Unit Civil Service Staff Local Authority Staff Totals Civil Service Staff Local Authority Staff Totals Civil Service Staff Local Authority Staff Totals NORTH-WESTERN RCU Headquarters … … … 13 96 109 13 100 113 16 99 115 Lancashire sub-unit … … … 9 291 300 17 262 279 8 269 277 Cheshire sub-unit … … … 5 171 176 5 133 138 7 107 114 Totals … … … 27 558 585 35 495 530 31 475 506 NORTH-EASTERN RCU Headquarters … … … 17 70 87 21 69 90 28 82 110 West Yorkshire sub-unit … … 19 145 164 15 153 168 12 181 193 Durham sub-unit … … … 14 111 125 12 76 88 12 82 94 Totals … … … 50 326 376 48 298 346 52 345 397 MIDLAND RCU Headquarters … … … 11 97 108 11 108 119 18 113 131 Warwickshire sub-unit … … … 4 133 137 6 159 165 4 182 186 Derbyshire sub-unit … … … 4 139 143 3 90 93 5 124 129 Staffordshire sub-unit … … … 4 73 77 3 60 63 — 67 67 Totals … … … 23 442 465 23 417 440 27 486 513 Grand Totals … … … 225 2,692 2,947 235 2,562 2,797 251 2,693 2,944 Civil Service staff numbers include graduate trainees and students.