§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has as to how many persons have been made redundant in the refuse collection and cleansing departments of local authorities since May 1979.
§ Mr. Giles ShawInformation from the Joint Manpower Watch shows that the total number of staff employed in local authority refuse collection and disposal departments decreased by 4,501 between June 1979 and September 1982. No information is available centrally on the extent of redundancies.