HC Deb 09 July 2002 vol 388 cc887-8W
Mr. Pickles

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of how many people were employed by local authorities in England in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [67448]

Mr. Raynsford

The numbers of employees in local authorities in England in the last five years are given in the table.

Numbers employed by local authorities in England1
Full time equivalents Thousand
Mid-year counts2
1998 1,404
1999 1,420
2000 1,435
2001 1,474
20023 1,495
1 Excludes police and magistrates courts
2 End of June
3 End of March

Source:

Office for National Statistics