§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people were employed by each water authority in 1978; what are the figures for 1979, 1980 and 1981; and what is his target for the 1982–83 financial year.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe numbers employed by English water authorities at 31 March 1978 calculated on a head-count basis including part time employees, were as follows:
Number North-West 9,103 Northumbrian 2,385 Severn-Trent 11,073 Yorkshire 6,273 Anglian 6,823 Thames 12,125 Southern 4,122 Wessex 2,363 South-West 2,491 From 31 March 1979, the numbers have been calculated on a full-time equivalent basis, and on this basis the numbers for 1979, 1980 and 1981 were as follows:
31 March 1979
31 March 1980
31 March 1981
North-West 9,379 9,300 9,120 Northumbrian 2,453 2,384 2,309 Severn-Trent 11,240 11,107 10,886 Yorkshire 6,338 6,415 6,522 Anglian 6,978 6,951 6,744 Thames 12,061 11,993 11,945 Southern 4,207 4,256 4,101 Wessex 2,425 2,465 2,398 South-West 2,534 2,506 2,450 We do not publish targets for future manpower numbers for water authorities.