§ Mr. O'Brienasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the number of jobs to be saved by the abolition of the Greater London council, the Inner London education authority and the six metropolitan county councils; how he derives any figure; and how many jobs by function or Department, are likely to be saved in each of the metropolitan areas.
§ Mr. WaldegraveWe shall be seeking a reduction in staff numbers, but the savings from abolition will depend upon the detailed arrangements which are made for each service and cannot be estimated at this stage.