§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of people employed in community care in(a) Clwyd and (b) Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe whole-time equivalent numbers of staff directly employed by local authority social services departments to provide day and domiciliary services are as follows:
Staff in post at 30 September 1992.
- Clwyd 544.7
- Wales 5,752.3
These figures exclude local authority staff employed in the areas of care assessment, social work support and management and also exclude staff of other contracted agencies.