§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the proportion of staff employed by Suffolk county council which are employed to fulfil statutory functions of the authority.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe information necessary to make this assessment is not available.
§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many staff per 1,000 head of population are employed by Suffolk county council; what the figures were three year ago; and what comparisons he has made with other similar authorities.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesSuffolk county council employed 35.4 staff per thousand head of population in general services in June 1994. The comparable figure for June 1991 was 35.6. Comparable data for all authorities were deposited in the Library following my answer of 14 February 1995 to my hon. Friend the Member for Dover (Mr. Shaw),Official Report, column 549.