HC Deb 26 March 1982 vol 20 cc448-9W
Mr. Allan Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total wage and salary bill of local authorities in England in each of the past five years; and if he will give an estimate for 1981–82.

Mr. King

The available information has been published in the "all services" line of table 25 of "Local Government Financial Statistics 1979–80." Estimates for 1980–81 and 1981–82 are not available.

Mr. Allan Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a breakdown of local authority wage and salary costs for 1980–81 and estimates for 1981–82 in a form consistent with table 24 of the Local Government Financial Statistics 1978–79.

Mr. King

I shall answer this question shortly.

Mr. Allan Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the total of local authorities' gross current expenditure underlying the answer to a written question on Friday 19 March, Official Report, c. 219, in each year from 1976–77 to 1980–81.

Mr. King

Following are the available estimates of local authorities' gross current expenditure in England together with the corrected proportions of wages and salaries and of running expenses, consistent with the Public Expenditure Survey.

Gross Current Expenditure* Wages and Salaries as proportion†

Per cent.

Running Expenses as Proportion‡

Per cent.

1976–77 9,859 73.6 26.4
1977–78 10,622 73.9 26.1
1978–79 11,983 73.5 26.5
1979–80 14,179 72.0 28.0
1980–81 17,127 73.1 26.9
* Gross current expenditure is wages and salaries and running expenses (ie gross of sales, charges, general administration recharged outside current expenditure etc.).
These are corrections to the figures given in the Answer to Written Question No. 42 on Friday 19 March, Official Report Column 219.
These are corrections to the figures given in the Answer to Written Question No. 44 on Friday 19 March, Official Report Column 219.

Mr. Allan Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, pursuant to his answer to written question on Friday 19 March, Official Report, column 219, he will publish the total number of full-time equivalent employees implicit in that answer for each year from 1976–77 to 1979–80.

Mr. King

Following are the estimates for England:

Full-time equivalent employees (all services) thousands
1976–77 1,960
1977–78 1,940
1978–79 1,945
1979–80 1,970

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