§ Mr. Silvesterasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will seek to protect council tenants whose right to buy may be frustrated by the sale of their house to other landlords prior to the passing of the Housing Bill.
§ Mr. StanleyThe Government will take such steps as they believe necessary to ensure that the right to buy cannot be circumvented and council tenants
1975 June 1976 June 1977 June 1978 June 1979 June 1979 September Non Metropolitan Counties 1,163,240 1,167,507 1,159,517 1,163,541 1,184,928 1,150,710 Non Metropolitan Districts 293,288 295,971 288,389 292,025 293,992 295,377 Metropolitan Counties 32,296 34,387 35,849 36,053 37,046 37,320 Metropolitan Districts 586,442 588,439 584,092 590,110 601,162 588,464 London Boroughs and Greater London Council 394,233 397,113 397,346 397,667 401,331 393,356 Police Service, including cadets, police civilians and traffic wardens 153,368 156,928 155,854 152,865 158,529 159,621 Totals (including job creation programme/special temporary employment programme) 2,622,867 2,640,345 2,621,047 2,632,261 2,676,988 2,624,848
§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how people were employed in local government in 1970–71, 1974–75 and 1979–80; and what number he anticipates will be employed in 1980–81.
§ Mr. KingThe following table gives the combined totals of full and part-time employees in local authorities in England and Wales, including police. The numbers of police civilians, traffic wardens, police cadets, agency, Magistrates Courts and probation staffs were not covered in surveys prior to 1975 and are therefore excluded from the table in order to provide a broadly comparable set of figures.
554Wthereby denied the opportunity of homeownership.