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Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of staff employed in local taxation offices as agents for his Department in each year since responsibility was transferred to his Depart-

ENGLAND AND WALES
Agent Council Local Taxation Office Location Total complement approved for April 1976
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Barnsley 11
Barrow-in-Furness, Borough of Barrow-in-Furness 6
Bath City Council Bath 9
Bedfordshire County Council Bedford 40
Berkshire, Royal County of Reading 59
Birmingham District Council Birmingham 81
Blackburn, Borough of Blackburn 9
Blackpool Borough Council Blackpool 12
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Bolton 14
Bournemouth District Council Bournemouth 19
Bradford, Metropolitan Council City of Bradford 19
Brecknock, Borough of Brecon 6
Brighton District Council Brighton 15
Bristol, City Council of Bristol 47
Buckinghamshire County Council Aylesbury 67
Burnley Borough Council Burnley 9
Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury 6
Cambridgeshire County Council Cambridge 31
Cambridgeshire County Council Peterborough 24
Calderdale, Metropolitan Borough of Halifax 7
Canterbury City Council Canterbury 6
Cardiff City Council Cardiff 62
Carlisle, City of Carlisle 5
Cheshire County Council Chester 95
Chester City Council Chester 7
Clwyd County Council Ruthin 16
Clwyd County Council Mold 16
Cornwall County Council Truro 33

ment in 1971; and what was the total annual cost to public funds for each year.

Mr. Marks

Information by financial years is as follows: I regret that information for calendar years is not available.

Staff as at 1st April Annual cost £million
1971–72 5,298 10.7
1972–73 5,693 12.5
1973–74 6,119 14.7
1974–75 6,185 18.6
1975–76 6,146 23.7

Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the local authorities which are still running local taxation offices as agents for his Department; and what is the authorised staff complement of each local authority for the current year.

Mr. Marks

The information is as follows—though the hon. Gentleman should note that the complements approved for the financial year beginning April 1976 will reduce progressively as the year proceeds and work is transferred from the local authorities concerned to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre and its outstationed offices:

Agent Council Local Taxation Office Location Total complement approved for April 1976
Coventry City Council Coventry 33
Cumbria County Council Carlisle 11
Cumbria County Council Kendal 6
Darlington, Borough of Darlington 6
Derby Borough Council Derby 17
Derbyshire County Council Matlock 40
Devon County Council Exeter 45
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Doncaster 9
Dorset County Council Dorchester 36
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Dudley 16
Durham County Council Durham 42
Dyfed County Council Aberystwyth 6
Dyfed County Council Carmarthen 11
Dyfed County Council Haverfordwest 10
Eastbourne Borough Council Eastbourne 7
East Staffordshire District Council Burton-upon-Trent 6
East Sussex County Council Lewes 38
Essex County Council Chelmsford 103
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Gateshead 103
GLC Central Office 327
GLC North-West Office 294
GLC North-East Office 163
GLC South-West Office 117
GLC South-East Office 108
Gloucester District Council Gloucester 10
Gloucestershire County Council Gloucester 57
Great Yarmouth, Borough of Great Yarmouth 7
Grimsby Borough Council Grimsby 8
Gwynedd County Council Llangefni 7
Gwynedd County Council Caernarvon 12
Gwynedd County Council Dolgellau 4
Gwent County Council Newport 22
Hampshire County Council Winchester 105
Hartlepool Borough Council Hartlepool 5
Hastings Borough Council Hastings 7
Hereford and Worcester, The County Council of Hereford 16
Hereford and Worcester, The County Council of Worcester 10
Hertfordshire County Council Hertford 69
Humberside County Council Beverley 19
Kent County Council Maidstone 121
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council Kingston-upon-Hull 23
Kirkless Metropolitan Borough of Huddersfield 9
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Dewsbury 6
Lancashire County Council Preston 115
Leeds City Council Leeds 23
Leicester City Council Leicester 23
Leicestershire County Council Leicester 43
Lincolnshire County Council Boston 13
Lincolnshire County Council Sleaford 14
Lincolnshire County Council Lincoln 44
Liverpool City Council Liverpool 45
Luton, Borough of Luton 16
Manchester City Council Manchester 45
Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council Merthyr Tydfil 5
Middlesbrough Borough Council Middlesbrough 20
Montgomery District Council Welshpool 4
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Metropolitan District Council Newcastle-upon-Tyne 17
Newport Borough Council Newport 11
Norfolk County Council Norwich 44
Northampton Borough Council Northampton 10
Northamptonshire Borough Council Northampton 29
Northumberland County Council Newcastle-upon-Tyne 29
North Yorkshire County Council Northallerton 25
Norwich City Council Norwich 16
Nottingham City Council Nottingham 21
Nottinghamshire County Council Nottingham 51
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council North Shields 5
Oldham, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham 10
Oxfordshire County Council Oxford 45
Plymouth City Council Plymouth 16

Agent Council Local Taxation Office Location Total complement approved for April 1976
Portsmouth City Council Portsmouth 20
Radnor District Council Llandrindod Wells 4
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Rochdale 7
Rotherham Borough Council Rotherham 7
Rutland District Council Rutland 5
Salford City Council Salford 11
Salop County Council Shrewsbury 34
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Warley 14
Sandwell, Metropolitan Borough of West Bromwich 13
Sefton, Metropolitan Borough of Bootle 7
Sefton, Metropolitan Borough of Southport 12
Sheffield City Council Sheffield 46
Solihull, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull 11
Somerset County Council Taunton 64
Southampton, City of Southampton 20
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Southend-on-Sea 16
South Tyneside, Borough of South Shields 6
Staffordshire County Council Stafford 48
St. Helen's Borough Council St. Helens 10
Stockport, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport 11
Stoke-on-Trent, City of Stoke-on-Trent 19
Suffolk County Council Ipswich 34
Suffolk County Council Bury St. Edmunds 17
Sunderland, Borough of Sunderland 8
Surrey County Council Surbiton 148
Swansea District Council Swansea 14
Torbay, Borough of Torquay 9
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Wakefield 5
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Walsall 15
Warrington Borough Council Warrington 6
Warwickshire County Council Warwick 47
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Wigan 7
West Sussex County Council Chichester 50
West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council Wakefield 118
Wight, Isle of, County Council Newport 9
Wiltshire County Council Trowbridge 42
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Wallasey 19
Worcester City Council Worcester 10
Wolverhampton, Metropolitan Borough of Bilston 23
York District Council York 9
TOTAL FOR ENGLAND AND WALES 4,419

SCOTLAND
Banff and Buchan District Council Banff 4
Berwickshire District Council Duns 3
Borders Regional Council Selkirk 6
Caithness District Council Wick 3
Central Regional Council Alloa 4
Central Regional Council Stirling 13
Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council Dumfries 7
Dundee District Council Dundee 10
East Lothian District Council Haddington 5
Fife Regional Council Cupar 16
City of Glasgow District Council Glasgow 31
Grampian Regional Council Aberdeen 32
Inverclyde District Cpuncil Greenock 5
Inverness District Council Inverness 11
Kirkcaldy District Council Kirkcaldy 5
Lothian Regional Council Edinburgh 9
Lothian Regional Council Edinburgh 25
Monklands District Council Coatbridge 3
Moray District Council Elgin 5
Motherwell District Council Motherwell 4
Nairn District Council Nairn
Orkney Islands Council Kirkwall 3
Renfrew District Council Paisley 6
Shetland Islands Council Lerwick 3
Strathclyde Regional Council Lochgilphead 6

Agent Council Local Taxation Office Location Total complement approved for April 1976
Strathclyde Regional Council Ayr 19
Strathclyde Regional Council Rothesay 2
Strathclyde Regional Council Dumbarton 9
Strathclyde Regional Council Hamilton 21
Strathclyde Regional Council Paisley 10
Sutherland District Council Sutherland 3
Tayside Regional Council Forfar 6
Tayside Regional Council Kinross 2
Tayside Regional Council Perth 11
Wigtown District Council Stranraer 4
SCOTTISH TOTAL 306
TOTAL FOR ENGLAND AND WALES 4,419
ENGLAND, WALES AND SCOTLAND TOTAL 4,725