§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for 1979, 1984 and the most recent year the numbers of staff by grade in the statistical division in his Department; and if he will differentiate between staff in the statistical posts and staff in administrative posts.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe numbers of staff in post in my economic and statistical services division on 1 July this year and at the same date in 1979 and 1984 were as follows:
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Full community charge £ Glyndwr 27 Rhuddlan 15 Wrexham Maelor 30 Carmarthen 19 Ceredigion 9 Dinefwr 5 Llanelli 29 Preseli Pembrokeshire 5 South Pembrokeshire 9 Blaenau Gwent 36 Islwyn 34 Monmouth 25 Newport 30 Torfaen 32 Aberconwy 31 Arfon 29 Dwyfor 30 Meirionnydd 34 Ynys Mon 24 Cynon Valley 18 Merthyr Tydfil 30 Ogwr 27 Rhondda 19 Rhymney Valley 34 Taff Ely 26 Brecknock 21 Montgomeryshire 5 Radnor 11 Cardiff 0 Vale of Glamorgan 11 Port Talbot 42 Lliw Valley 22 Neath 7 Swansea 36 Clwyd 124 Dyfed 133 Gwent 122 Gwynedd 107 Mid Glamorgan 140 Powys 114
Full community charge £ South Glamorgan 112 West Glamorgan 165
Table 2 Revised illustrative figures for Wales 1988–89 First year safety netted community charge Average rate bill per adult Average rate bill per household £ £ £ Alyn and Deeside 176 176 352 Colwyn 198 198 351 Delyn 177 177 346 Glyndwr 155 155 287 Rhuddlan 170 170 339 Wrexham Maelor 162 162 314 Carmarthen 123 123 243 Ceredigion 136 136 257 Dinefwr 110 110 213 Llanelli 137 137 262 Preseli Pembrokeshire 126 126 239 South Pembrokeshire 152 152 280 Blaenau Gwent 116 116 221 Islwyn 127 127 249 Monmouth 167 167 348 Newport 185 185 349 Torfaen 154 154 297 Aberconwy 173 173 324 Arfon 129 129 222 Dwyfor 160 160 247 Meirionnydd 158 158 246 Ynys Mon 154 154 279 Cynon Valley 108 108 200 Merthyr Tydfil 124 124 236 Ogwr 151 151 309 Rhondda 85 85 159 Rhymney Valley 139 139 275 Taff Ely 145 145 290 Brecknock 131 131 255 Montgomeryshire 128 128 236 Radnor 134 134 236 Cardiff 179 179 354 Vale of Glamorgan 166 166 343 Port Talbot 154 154 296 Lliw Valley 142 142 274 Neath 141 141 273 Swansea 192 192 381