§ 25. Mr. Brightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is satisfied with the current rate of reduction in the numbers of staff employed by local authorities.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe Joint Manpower Watch figures at June 1980 showed that a larger annual and (seasonally adjusted) quarterly reduction had been achieved than ever before. But I believe that local authorities will need to reduce their manpower at an even faster rate if they are to meet the Government's expenditure targets.