Kirklees Metropolitan Council (Hansard, 6 March 1990)

§ Mr. Riddick
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out a table showing for each year since 1979(a) the full-time, (b) the part-time and (c) the total staffing levels of Kirklees metropolitan council.

§ Mr. Chope
The information is as follows:

Kirklees metropolitan district council: Staffing levels at June

Full-time Part-time Total

1979 10,678 7,734 18,412

1980 10,505 7,679 18,184

1981 ¹— ¹— ¹—

1982 10,206 8,231 18,437

1983 10,381 8,496 18,877

1984 10,587 8,107 18,694

1985 10,748 8,084 18,832

1986 11,440 8,507 19,947

1987 11,707 9,292 20,999

1988 11,808 9,954 21,762

1989 10,908 8,983 19,891

¹ Data not available.

§ Mr. Riddick
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what was the expenditure of Kirklees metropolitan council for each year since 1979 per head of population in(a) cash terms and (b) constant 1989–90 price terms; what was the percentage increase in each year; and what was the percentage increase between 1979 and 1990;
(2) what was the expenditure of Kirklees metropolitan council for each year since 1979 in (a) cash terms and (b) constant 1989–90 price terms; what was the percentage increase in each year; and what was the percentage increase between 1979 and 1990.

§ Mr. Chope
The available information is as follows:
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Year-on-year Percentage Change

Cash Terms £ million Real terms 1989–90 Prices ¹ £ million Cash terms Real Terms

1986–87² 437 528 24.1 20.3

1987–88 476 546 8.9 3.4

1988–89 524 561 10.1 2.7

1989.90 567 567 8.2 1.1

1981–82 to 1989–90 110.0 35.3

¹ Using the GDP deflator to convert from cash values to constant prices.

² Metropolitan county councils were abolished on 31 March 1986 and their functions transferred to metropolitan districts.

³ Population figures used to derive per capita values are latest available Office of Population Censuses and Surveys mid.year estimates of total population.

Kirklees metropolitan district council: Staffing levels at June
	Full-time	Part-time	Total
1979	10,678	7,734	18,412
1980	10,505	7,679	18,184
1981	¹—	¹—	¹—
1982	10,206	8,231	18,437
1983	10,381	8,496	18,877
1984	10,587	8,107	18,694
1985	10,748	8,084	18,832
1986	11,440	8,507	19,947
1987	11,707	9,292	20,999
1988	11,808	9,954	21,762
1989	10,908	8,983	19,891
¹ Data not available.

			Year-on-year Percentage Change
	Cash Terms £ million	Real terms 1989–90 Prices ¹ £ million	Cash terms	Real Terms
1986–87²	437	528	24.1	20.3
1987–88	476	546	8.9	3.4
1988–89	524	561	10.1	2.7
1989.90	567	567	8.2	1.1
1981–82 to 1989–90			110.0	35.3
¹ Using the GDP deflator to convert from cash values to constant prices.
² Metropolitan county councils were abolished on 31 March 1986 and their functions transferred to metropolitan districts.
³ Population figures used to derive per capita values are latest available Office of Population Censuses and Surveys mid.year estimates of total population.