§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many social workers are currently employed in England and Wales; and how this compares with the position in each of the last five years.
§ Sir George YoungThe estimated whole time equivalent number of social workers employed in local authority social service departments in England and Wales was 25,553.7 in 1978, the last year for which figures are available.
Comparable figures for the four previous years are as follows:
1974 22,747.9 1975 24,513.6 1976 25,321.2 1977 25,915.0