HC Deb 04 November 1980 vol 991 c551W
Mr. Hordern

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people were employed in local government on 1 June 1960, 1 June 1970 and 1 June 1980.

Mr. King

The combined total numbers of full-time and part-time local government employees in England and Wales—excluding non-uniformed law and order groups and agency staff because they were not included in surveys prior to 1975—were as follows at mid-June of the years shown:

1960 1,532,000
1970 2,162,000
1980 2,564,000