§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many licensing authority staff were employed by the licensing authorities by traffic area on(a) 1 April for each year since 1989 and (b) at present.
§ Mr. NorrisThe table gives total numbers of staff employed in each traffic area office in support of the traffic commissioners-licensing authorities.
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Traffic Area 1 April 1989 1 April 1990 1 April 1991 1 April 1992 1 April 1993 1 April 1994 Present West Midland (Birmingham) 77.0 73.5 64.0 47.5 47.5 50.0 46.0 Eastern (Nottingham) 60.0 59.5 36.5 — — — — Eastern (Cambridge) 57.0 55.0 46.5 64.0 63.0 60.0 56.5 South Wales (Cardiff) 46.0 37.0 31.0 28.5 28.5 30.0 29.0 Western (Bristol) 63.0 62.0 67.5 58.5 57.5 56.S 54.0 Metropolitan (London) 112.5 104.5 74.5 — — — — South Eastern (Eastbourne) 86.0 84.0 68.5 63.5 61.0 61.0 56.0 Scottish (Edinburgh) 80.0 77.0 71.0 61.0 61.0 58.0 44.5 798.0 754.0 613.0 457.5 449.0 446.0 411.0