§ Mr. RiddickTo 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 local authorities in England and Wales.
§ Mr. ChopeThe information for England is listed in the table. For information on local authority staffing levels in Wales, I refer my hon. Friend to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
Staffing levels of local authorities in England at June Full-time Part-time Total 1979 1,626,362 886,231 2,512,593 1980 1,609,073 865,827 2,474,900 1981 1,577,866 843,090 2,420,956 1982 1,551,960 840,891 2,392,851 1983 1,553,663 851,785 2,405,448 1984 1,551,240 858,321 2,409,561 1985 1,545,469 873,824 2,419,293 1986 1,544,874 903,835 2,448,709 1987 1,549,917 940,601 2,490,518 1988 1,548,059 966,271 2,514,330 1989 1,506,175 947,471 2,453,646 Source: The Joint Staffing Watch for England.
§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the totals of staff in post, expressed as full-time equivalents, in each of the past five years to the latest date for which figures are available for486W Somerset, Devon, Dorset, Hereford and Worcestershire, Kent, Essex, Lincolnshire and Norfolk; and how many there were in each case per head of the population on the latest census estimates.
§ Mr. ChopeInformation on full-time equivalents at individual authority level is not collected centrally, but local authorities are required to make this information available locally.