§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many persons were employed in local government in Yorkshire and Humberside and the North-Western Region, respectively, during the last two quarters for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettInformation is not at present available to the Department on the numbers employed in local government on a regional basis, but the provision of such figures and their publication in the annual Abstract of Regional Statistics is currently under consideration.