HC Deb 19 March 1973 vol 853 c33W
Sir F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing the comparable social security benefits and payments available to strikers and their dependants in each

At 30th September 1970 At 30th September 1972
Part-time staff Total Part-time staff Total
Area No. of whole Part-time staff No. Whole-time equivalent Whole-time equivalent No. of whole-time staff No. Whole-time equivalent Whole-time equivalent
Administrative County of Essex 10 1,453 665 675 15 2,102 800 815
County Borough of Southend-on-Sea 23 240 100 123 11 286 143 154
England 574 61,170 27,071 29,645 2,598 72,142 32,587 35,184

The percentage increases in the whole-time equivalent totals between 1970 and 1972 are respectively as follows:

per cent.
Administrative County of Essex 21
County Borough of Southend-on-Sea 25
England 19