§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many persons will be employed in training work on behalf of the Manpower Services Commission in Wales at its local offices at Cardiff, Newport, Swansea and Wrexham, respectively, and in the national offices for Wales at Cardiff, during 1984–85; and how this compares with staffing levels at each office for 1983–84.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information, which relates to the staffing ceilings of its training division, is as follows:
1983–84 1984–85 Cardiff 88.5 78.5 Newport 45.5 41.5 Swansea 54.5 50.5 Wrexham 72.0 60.0 Office for Wales 89.0 84.0
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list the number of Manpower Services Commission employees in Wales in each year since 1979;
(2) what has been the net loss of jobs in the Manpower Services Commission in Wales since 1978.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of employees in Wales as at 1 April each year was as follows:
Number 1979 1,594 1980 1,548 1981 1,405 1982 1,330 1983 1,342 1984 1,270 Comparable figures for 1978 are not available.
Local authority expenditure in Wales (cash) £ million 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84* Current expenditure 600 661 746 871 1,035 1,173 1,265 1,406 Capital expenditure 206 172 185 235 247 176 240 309 Total expenditure 806 833 931 1,106 1,282 1,349 1,505 1,715 * Provisional.