§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the total number of people employed by local authorities for each year since 1960; of these, 120W how many were civil servants; and if he will publish the total envisaged for 1974–75.
§ Mr. OakesFigures published annually by the Department of Employment show that in June of each of the years since 1960 the total number of staff of all categories employed by local authorities in England, including police forces, was
000's 1960 1,440 1961 1,483 1962 1,543 1963 1,600 1964 1,668 1965 1,719 1966 1,808 1967 1,887 1968 1,948 1969 1,999 1970 2,037 1971 2,103 1972 2,205 1973 2,310 The figure for 1974 is of course not yet available, nor, at this stage, can any accurate estimate be made. No civil servants are employed by local authorities.
§ Mr. Englishasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT, as soon as they are available, the numbers of persons employed in local government in comparable services on 1st April 1973 and 1st April 1974.
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§ Mr. OakesThis information is not available.
A table is, however, published annually by the Department of Employment showing the numbers of persons employed in
NUMBERS EMPLOYED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND: JUNE 1973 Department or service Full-time Part-time Total Education department: (a) Lecturers and teachers 447,476 169,661 617,137 (b) Other staffs (clerical, school cleaners and canteen staff, etc.) 193,003 401,163 594,166 Water supply 9,825 579 10,404 Construction 98,989 482 99,471 Transport services 31,064 423 31,487 Health services, day nurseries, children's, aged persons' and other homes 149,408 123,435 272,843 Restaurants and canteens (not school canteens); orchestras; entertainments; amusement parks; race courses; golf courses, etc. 10,515 6,585 17,100 All other local authority departments 491,352 81,554 572,906 Police forces 94,917 — 94,917 TOTAL 1,526,549 783,882 2,310,431