§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what information he has on what has been the change in the average weekly number of employees employed at the head office of each of(a) Trinity house, (b) the commissioners of northern lighthouses and (c) the commissioners of Irish lights between 1985–86 and 1989–90;
(2) what information he has on what has been the change in the average weekly number of employees of (a) Trinity house, (b) the commissioners of the northern lighthouses and (c) the commissioners of Irish lights employed at manned lighthouses between 1985–86 and 1989–90.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[holding answer 19 July 1991]: The following is the information requested:
Head office Lightkeepers Trinity House: 1985–86 181 216 1989–90 130 145 Northern Lighthouse Board: 1985–86 88 223 1989–90 80 156 Commissioners of Irish Lights: 1985–86 91 202 1989–90 73 107 1 Following amalgamation of some former head office functions with functions already located at outstations.