§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what was the total number of people employed by authorities to which the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 applied in their direct labour organisations at the time at which that Act became law; how many are now so employed; and how many people are currently employed by contractors contracted by those authorities under the provisions of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act to do work won through tendering under the provisions of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act;
(2) if he will list by local authority the number of full-time equivalent jobs that have been lost in each local authority subject to the provisions of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, and if he will give a total figure for each financial year since the Act became law;
(3) how many people have been made redundant by authorities subject to the provisions of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980; and if he will give this figure both as a total since the Act became law and as a figure for each financial year since that time.
§ Mr. ChopeIn October 1980 local authorities and new towns in Great Britain are estimated to have directly employed 156,606 people on construction and maintenance work covered by part III of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980. By October 1986 the number had fallen to 116,806. It is not possible to estimate the extent to which the change resulted from the operation of the Act.
The other information requested is not available.