HC Deb 05 April 1990 vol 170 c779W
Sir David Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the population and the number of staff employed by Hampshire county council and that of the neighbouring county councils of Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex and also the same information in respect of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.

Mr. Chope

The information requested is listed in the table:

Authority Total staff (December 1989) Population (Thousands)
Bedfordshire 20,388 531
Berkshire 22,749 747
Buckinghamshire 22,069 627
Hampshire 51,054 1,543
Hertfordshire 37,427 986
Surrey 26,852 1,000
West Sussex 22,304 703
Wiltshire 20,986 557
Note: The staffing figures are for general services only; they do not include law and order services. The police function in some of the non-metropolitan counties is carried out by a joint police authority.

Sources:

  1. 1. Joint Staffing Watch—December 1989 survey.
  2. 2. OPCS mid-year estimates of population (1988).