HC Deb 03 December 1984 vol 69 c62W
Mr. Neil Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of full-time or full-time equivalent employees of local authorities in each year since 1979.

Mr. Waldegrave

The information is as follows:—

Employees of local authorities in England (Full-Time Equivalents as at June each year)
Number
1979 1,975,156
1980 1,951,008
1981 1,923,623
1982 1,890,955
1983 1,889,663
1984 1,892,719