§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will enumerate the departments and activities 13W comprised under the heading "all other local authority departments" shown in statistics published by his Department; and if he will show in each case the number of employees (a) in 1961, (b) in 1973 and (c) in 1974.
§ Mr. John FraserEach June local authorities are asked to complete a return showing the numbers employed in the following main departments and services; education; water supply; construction; transport services; health services, day nurseries, children's, aged persons' and other homes; restaurants and canteens; orchestras; etc.
Employment in all remaining departments is obtained as a single residual item and cannot be analysed.
§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether the figures are now available showing the numbers of employees in each main department/service of local government and in the police forces in June 1974.
§ Mr. John FraserThe figures are expected to become available shortly and will be published in the Department of EmploymentGazette.