§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total expenditure on local authority environmental health services in Wales and the number of environmental health officers employed, in each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GristExpenditure on local authority environmental health staff and the staff employed in each financial year since 1979–80 is shown in the following table: 483W
Current expenditure Capital expenditure Environmental health officers and support staff (£000) (£000) (fte)1 1979–80 12,373 508 1,258 1980–81 16,142 746 1,253 1981–82 18,111 608 1,235 1982–83 20,368 580 1,238 1983–84 22,011 750 1,292 1984–85 23,093 721 1,407 1985–86 24,312 609 1,353 1986–87 25,511 1,071 1,342 1 In March each financial year. Information on the number of Environmental Health Officers alone is not held centrally.