HC Deb 15 November 1983 vol 48 c382W
Mr. Skinner

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time employees of local authorities lost their jobs from March 1982 to March 1983.

Mr. Waldegrave

No information is available centrally on how many employees of local authorities lost their jobs. Figures taken from the Joint Manpower Watch manpower survey show, however, that between March 1982 and March 1983 the number of full-time employees in local authorities in England fell by 3,893 (—0.3 per cent.) while the number of part-time employees increased by 9,309 (+1.1 per cent.).