§ 17. Mr. Langford-Holtasked the Minister of Labour by what percentage the number of non-industrial employees employed by local authorities has decreased during the last four years.
§ Sir W. MoncktonI regret that the statistics required by my hon. Friend are not available but I have written to him explaining the position.
§ Mr. Langford-Holtasked the Minister of Labour the percentage increase in the total number of local government employees between 1952 and 1954.
§ Sir W. MoncktonThe numbers employed by local authorities, including police forces, at June, 1952, and at June, 1954, were 1,448,291 and 1,486,677 respectively. This represents an increase of 2.7 per cent.