§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of full-time equivalent local authority employees in Wales, in each financial year since 1979–80, stating separately how many of the total were teachers; and if he will make a statement.
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Local authority capital provision1 £ million 1988–89 416.1 1989–90 450.1 1990–91 474.9 1991–92 527.9 1992–93 630.7 1 The figures shown from 1988–89 and 1989–90 are PES provision. For 1990–91 to 1992–93 they are Assumed Gross Expenditure (AGE) and are not strictly comparable to earlier years. This is the sum of central government's New Planning Total and that expenditure which local authorities are assumed to finance from their own resources.
§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of Welsh local authority income was represented by central Government support, including the transfer of non-domestic rates in 1990 and the switch from local taxation to VAT in 1991, for each financial year since 1979–80; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David HuntThe information available is as follows.
§ Mr. David HuntThe information available is shown in the following table.
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Local authority staffing1 Total all services
Thousands
2Lecturers and teachers
3Thousands2
1980 127.9 34.7 1981 125.1 34.0 1982 122.7 33.2
Total all services
Thousands
2Lecturers and teachers
3thousands2
1983 123.9 33.3 1984 123.4 33.3 1985 121.8 32.6 1986 120.9 32.3 1987 120.4 32.0 1988 121.4 32.2 1989 121.9 32.2 1990 122.9 32.2 1991 124.0 32.3 1992 124.8 32.3 1 Full time equivalents at March of each year. 2 Provisional. 3 Information on lecturers and teachers cannot be separated.