HC Deb 14 January 1981 vol 996 cc551-2W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the total numbers of (a) full-time staff and (b) part-time staff employed by local authorities for each of the past 10 years; and if he will break the figures down to show the numbers employed in each area of local authority services.

Mr. King

The information on total staff numbers was included in the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Dartford (Mr. Dunn) on 12 December 1980. Numbers employed in particular services, at June in each year, were published in theDepartment of Employment Gazette from

Construction Output in Non-Housing Repair and Maintenance* Great Britain
1975 prices, seasonally adjusted
(a) for public sector (b) for private sector
Quarter £million percentage change £million percentage change
1977 4 292 -2 151 +1
1978 1 322 +10 163 +8
2 325 +1 175 +7
3 330 +1 180 +3
4 335 +2 188 +4
1979 1 321 -4 169 -10
2 350 +9 191 +13
3 331 -5 199 +4
4 331 — 199 —
1980 1 330 — 199 —
2 328 -1 204 +3
3 325 -1 185 -10
* Output of private contractors and public authorities' direct labour.
—=less than 0.5 per cent.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the output of the non-housing construction industry in (a) the public sector and (b) the private sector for each of the last 12 quarters, in volume and value terms; and what has been in each case the percentage change from one quarter to the next.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

Following is the available information:

1970 to 1974 and since 1975 have been included in the quarterly Joint Manpower Watch return. Copies of both are available in the Library. (November editions 1970, 1971 and 1973, December editions 1972 and 1974).