Mr. Rob Dunnasked the Secretary of Stale for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report the number of (a) full-time and (b) part-time local government workers employed in each year since 1955; and if he will give projected figures for 1980–81 and 1981–82.
§ Mr. KingThe numbers of full-time and part-time local government employees in England and506W Wales—excluding non-uniformed law and order groups and agency staff because they were not included in surveys before 1975—were as follows at mid-June in the years shown:
Thousands Year Full-time Part-time Total 1955 1,078 270 1,348 1956 1,102 286 1,388 1957 1,122 302 1,424 1958 1,140 314 1,454 1959 1,165 331 1,496 1960 1,179 353 1,532 1961 1,202 374 1,576 1962 1,238 400 1,638 1963 1,271 426 1,697 1964 1,300 472 1,772 1965 1,326 501 1,827 1966 1,380 539 1,919 1967 1,423 578 2,001 1968 1,451 618 2,069 1969 1,467 657 2,124 1970 1,468 694 2,162 1971 1,506 728 2,234 1972 1,570 770 2,340 1973 1,629 825 2,454 1974 1,598 845 2,443 1975 1,660 896 2,556 1976 1,682 892 2,574 1977 1,668 888 2,556 1978 1,665 903 2,568 1979 1,687 924 2,611 1980 1,663 901 2,564 The Government's expenditure plans imply further substantial reductions in manpower in 1980–81 and 1981–82, the actual extent of which will depend on the overall effect of decisions made by each individual authority in the light of its own circumstances.