§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department which, if any, local authorities have increased their emergency planning staff and by how many as a result of the increased funding now made available.
§ Mr. Mayhew:During the current financial year approval has so far been given for the following increases in local authority emergency planning staff:
Bedfordshire 3 Berkshire 1 Cheshire 4 Cornwall 4 Derbyshire 6 Devon 3 Dorset 3 GLC 8 Hampshire 1 Hertfordshire 5 Humberside 4 Isle of Wight 1 Leicestershire 3 Lincolnshire 4 Greater Manchester 5 Merseyside 5 Northamptonshire 3 Northumberland 2 Shropshire 3 Somerset 2 Sussex (East) 4 Surrey 5 Wiltshire 2 Yorkshire (North) 4