HC Deb 17 July 1969 vol 787 c171W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the aggregate number of persons of all grades directly employed by local authorities at 1st July, 1969, or the nearest convenient date in 1969.

Mr. Fernyhough

Information for June 1969 is not yet available. At June 1968 there were 2,286,831 persons employed by local authorities or in police forces in Great Britain.