§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the percentage fall in the numbers employed in local authority planning departments since May 1979.
§ Mr. KingThe Joint Manpower Watch figures for England show that the total number of staff (full-time plus part-time) employed by local authorities in town and country planning departments fell by 4.5 per cent. between June 1979 and September 1982.