§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people were employed by local authorities in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information for England is listed in the table. Staffing levels of local authorities in Wales and Scotland are a matter for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and for Scotland.
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Number of people employed by local authorities at June of each year Year Full-Time (000's) Part-Time (000's) Total (000's) 1975 1,608 862 2,470 1976 1,625 857 2,482 1977 1,606 853 2,459 1978 1,600 869 2,469 1979 1,626 886 2,512 1980 1,609 866 2,475 1981 1,578 843 2,421 1982 1,552 841 2,393 1983 1,554 852 2,406 1984 1,551 858 2,409 1985 1,545 874 2,419 1986 1,545 904 2,449 1987 1,550 941 2,491 1988 1,548 966 2,514 1989 1,506 948 2,454 1990 1,512 968 2,480 1991 1,493 961 2,454 1992 1,460 949 2,409 Source: Joint Stalling Watch for England
Note: Three major events caused significant losses from the local authority sector during the period covered by this table. The numbers involved are:
(1) Approximately 6,300 full-time equivalents (ftes) due to the abolition of the GLC and the Metropolitan County Councils in 1986.
(2) Around 14,500 ftes due to the change in status of the local authority bus and municipal airport staff in 1986 and 1987.
(3) Around 39,000 ftes when polytechnics and higher education institutions transferred from the public to the personal sector in 1989.