§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many local authority employees there have been in Wales for each year since 1977.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe total numbers of local authority employees in Wales, in terms of full-time and full-time equivalents, as at December of each year, were as follows:
Employees 1977 125,326 1978 127,527 1979 128,219 1980 125,460 The figures exclude those engaged under the special temporary employment programme.