§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for the Environment which local authorities in England receive
Authority April 1982 Staff Group NJC September 1982 Senior Stuff JNC 30 September 1983 Chief Officers Numbers in Grades Numbers Numbers 10 (top) 11 12 13 Above 13 Anglian n.a. 52 24 5 — 85 5 Northumbrian n.a. 28 14 12 — 17 3 North West n.a. 54 42 1 — 51 4 Severn Trent n.a. 138 62 35 7 51 5 Southern n.a. 47 19 20 — 20 4 South West n. a. 19 6 17 — 7 3 Thames n.a. 89 73 41 49 17 4 Welsh n.a. 59 21 6 — 45 5 Wessex n.a. 28 23 4 — 16 3 Yorkshire n.a. 46 26 13 — 42 4 Totals 704 560 310 154 56 351 40 Notes:
(a) The figures for staff and senior staff shown above overstate current numbers, due to reorganisation within the authorities and the downward trend in manpower.
(b) Figures for the staff group may be compared with the total of 28,680 NJC staff employed in the industry in April 1982.
(c) The number of JNC senior staff is now below 300 but a complete analysis of the present numbers is not immediately available.
348Wmore than half their income raised by rates from industrial and commercial rates, calculated before account is taken of domestic rate rebates; and what proportion this represents of all local authorities in England.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI will write to the hon. Member.