§ Mr. Evelyn Kingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what extra services have been provided since 1974 in order to absorb the additional 110,000 local authority staff employed since then.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThis information is not available to my Department. Local government services are carried out by local authorities under mandatory and discretionary powers conferred on them by public general Acts and local Acts. It is the responsibility of each local authority to determine the number of employees it needs to meet its statutory duties and obligations.