§ Mr. Banksasked the Secretary of State for Environment how many full-time employees there were in direct labour organisations of local authorities in each of the last three years.
§ Sir George YoungThe number of local authority and new towns employees in Great Britain engaged wholly or mainly on construction or maintenance work in each of the last three years were as follows:
April 1979 April 1980 April 1981 Operatives 161,253 158,537 151,849 Administrative, professional, technical, and clerical staff* 88,125 87,914 82,976 Total 249,378 246,451 234,825 * Note: APTC staff figures include all personnel engaged on design supervision, and control of construction and maintenance work—whether carried out by direct labour or by contractors.