§ Mr. Fatchettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the percentage change in the numbers of people employed by West Yorkshire metropolitan county council in the latest year for which he has figures available compared to 1974–75, excluding uniformed police and fire service personnel and probation and after-care officers.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe available information is as follows:
West Yorkshire metropolitan county council—change in lumber of employees June 1979 to June 1984 Number per cent. Full-time employees -299 -6.5 Part-time employees -54 -5.4 Total employees -353 -6.3 Note: These figures exclude uniformed police, cadets, traffic wardens, police civilians, fire service personnel, the staff of magistrates courts, and probation and aftercare staff.
Manpower figures relating to individual authorities for periods as long ago as 1974–75 are not held centrally.