§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he is taking to implement any of the recommendations of the report of the Select Committee on Welsh Affairs prior to Parliament reassembling in the autumn.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe report is the result of about six months' work and
Full-time and full-time equivalents June 1978 June 1979 March 1980 (final) (first revision) (provisional) Education … … … … … … … 57,199 58,436 57,949 Construction … … … … … … 10,932 10,865 10,769 Transport … … … … … … … 2,074 2,008 1,953 Social Services … … … … … … 11,550 12,018 11,957 Public Libraries … … … … … … 1,619 1,597 1,603 Recreation, Parks and Baths … … … … 5,301 5,242 4,698 Environmental Health … … … … … 1,246 1,273 1,219 Refuse collection and disposal … … … … 2,445 2,383 2,257 Housing … … … … … … … 1,909 1,961 2,067 Town and Country Planning … … … … 1,887 1,593 1,630 Fire Services … … … … … … 1,944 2,181 2,191 Police Services … … … … … … 7,872 8,108 8,247 Probation, Magistrates court and agency staff … 968 992 1,040 Miscellaneous services* … … … … … 21,339 21,033 20,408 Total including Job creation/STEP … … … 128,285 129,690 127,988 Job Creation Programme/STEP … … … 2,180 629 590 Total excluding Job Creation/STEP … … … 126,105 129,061 127,398 * Covers central services departments (eg engineers and treasurers) and others not included in listed departments or services, and also staff on special functions, trading services and agriculture and fisheries.