§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what consultations, if any, his Department has had with the National Institute of Social Work concerning the reviews of social work services.
§ Sir George YoungThe review of the role of social workers is being carried out under the auspices of the National Institute for Social Work at my suggestion. The arrangements for the review are being made by the National Institute, which is having informal consultation
POPULATIONS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES, AND THE METROPOLITAN AREAS Thousands Census enumerated population Mid year estimate 1977 based population projection Area 1961 1971 1979 1990 2000 ENGLAND AND WALES … … 46,104.5 48,749.6 49,170.8 49,737.2* 50,641.3 Metropolitan areas in England 19,715.0 19,233.0 18,274.3 17,416.1 16,943.3 Greater London … … … 7,992.4 7,452.3 6,877.1 6,313.4 5,947.1 Greater Manchester … … 2,719.9 2,729.0 2,648.3 2,600.0 2,585.7 Merseyside … … … 1,718.2 1,656.5 1,531.6 1,448.5 1,415.5 South Yorkshire … … 1,303.3 1,322.5 1,301.3 1,270.7 1,256.0 Tyne and Wear … … … 1,243.8 1,211.7 1,155.9 1,105.5 1,063.8 West Midlands … … … 2,731.9 2,793.3 2,696.0 2,594.7 2,553.7 West Yorkshire … … … 2,005.4 2,067.6 2,064.1 2,083.4 2,121.6 Liverpool … … … 745.8 610.1 520.2 495.6 486.4 * For England and Wales the later, mid 1979 based, projections for 1990 and 2000 are 50,051.6 and 51,166.2 respectively.