§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the Official Report the total number of people employed by each local authority at the latest convenient date and for the previous year, and the percentage change in each case; and if he will break these down between the various local government departments.
§ Mr. HeseltineCopies of the latest survey by the joint manpower watch, published on 19 June and showing total numbers employed by most local authorities in March 1980 and in March 1979 together with the percentage change figures, have been placed in the Library. Local authorities provide this information 503W voluntarily. They have not agreed that a service-by-service breakdown for individual authorities shall be published centrally; but these details may be sought from authorities individually.