§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people were employed by Wirral metropolitan council in 1979 and at the latest available 620W date in total and (a) according to the numbers of part-time and full-time staff employed in both years and (b) as full-time equivalents for both years.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe available information is as follows:
Wirral Metropolitan District Council June 1979 June 1985 Full-time staff 10,014 7,986 Part-time staff 5,304 6,322 Total staff 15,318 14,308 Information on full-time equivalents for individual authorities is not available centrally.