§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report the latest available manpower figures showing local authority staff numbers per thousand population in the city of Liverpool, with comparative statistics which show how the staff numbers in Liverpool compare with those in the other districts in the Merseyside council area, and with the average for all metropolitan districts.
§ Mr. KingThe information requested, based on the latest joint manpower watch return—December 1981 survey—and the OPCS June 1980 population estimates, is as follows:
Total numbers (full-time plus part-time) Staff per thousand population Liverpool 30,730 59.8 Knowsley 8,959 50.6 St. Helens 9,407 50.0 Sefton 11,773 39.4 Wirral 14,890 43.7 Average staff per thousand for all metropolitan districts is 49.6.