§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many environmental health officers have been employed by local authorities in Wales for each year since 1980.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe number of local authority non-manual staff employed in environmental health in
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Health authority Valid appeals lodged Appeals subsequently withdrawn Appeals held Successful appeals Clwyd 75 4 12 — East Dyfed 82 1 8 — Gwent 258 2 6 3 Gwynedd 288 48 59 16 Wales for each of the last 10 years is given in the table. It is not possible to identify separately the number of environmental health officers included in this category.
Number of non-manual staff employed in environmental health1 Total Wales Numbers 1981 769 1982 748 1983 740 1984 796 1985 856 1986 822 1987 832 1988 826 1989 850 1990 2867 1 Full-time equivalent as at March for each year. 2 Provisional.