§ Mr. Fatchett asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give separately for the six metropolitan county councils and for the Greater London council the number of civil servants working in his Department on duties associated with the implementation of the Local Government Act 1985, listing in each case the numbers and ranks of officers and the estimated cost per year of each group.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe number of staff in my Department who have been working during 1985 on duties associated with the implementation of the Local Government Act 1985 is as follows:
Grade Estimated full-time equivalents Grade 3 0.1 Grade 5 0.2 Grade 6 0.1 Principal 0.6 Higher Executive Officer 0.1 It is not possible separately to identify work on the Greater London council and the metropolitan councils.
50WThe cost, including accommodation, of employing these staff for a whole year would be approximately £40,000 (1985 prices).