§ Mr. Robin Cookasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing by local authority and for all of Wales (a) the number of people employed in refuse collection in 1979–80 and the year for which the most recent figures are available and (b) the number of people employed in street cleansing in 1979–80 and the year for which the most recent figures are available.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsNumbers of staff employed by Welsh local authorities on refuse collection and disposal are given below. Information relating to the more detailed service breakdown requested is not available centrally. Information for individual authorities are held only at all-service level.
Local authority staff employed in refuse collection and disposal (Wales) June 1979 June 1985 Full-time 2,382 1,860 Part-time 3 10 Total number (full-time) and part-time 2,385 1,870 Full-time equivalents 2,383 1,864