§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will give details of the expenditure of Chelmsford borough council and Essex county council in each year since 1983–84 in(a) cash terms, (b) constant price terms; and (c) cash terms per head of population; and if he will indicate the percentage increase in each year;
(2) if he will publish details of the direct total grants made to Chelmsford borough council and Essex county council in (a) cash terms, (b) constant price terms and (c) cash terms per head of population in every year since 1983–84.
§ Mr. ChopeThe information is as follows:
1 Comprising Block Grant and Specific and Supplementary grants.
2 Using GDP Deflator to convert cash values to constant prices.
3 Using Office of Population Censuses and Surveys mid-year estimates of total population to calculate per capita values.
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give details of the figures for the total number of staff, both full time and part time, employed by Essex county council and Chelmsford borough council in each year since 1983–84.
§ Mr. ChopeThe information is as follows:
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Staffing Levels at June Year Full-Time Part-Time Total Essex County Council 1983 27,508 23,966 51,474 1984 27,362 24,811 52,173 1985 27,437 25,472 52,909 1986 27,410 27,229 54,639 1987 27,690 28,060 55,750 1988 27,927 29,411 57,338 1989 27,805 29,861 57,666
Year Full-Time Part-Time Total Chelmsford Borough Council 1983 743 125 868 1984 745 121 866 1985 752 124 876 1986 783 106 889 1987 814 95 909 1988 843 95 938 1989 884 146 1,030