§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what initiatives he is taking to ensure that, consequent on the impending local government reorganisation, chief officers and their subordinate colleagues are not rendered unemployed; and if he will make a statement. [22811]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe new authorities are responsible for deciding their staffing structures, including the number and grade of posts. My right hon. Friend told the House on 14 December 1994 that he expected them to make the fullest possible use of existing staff—if necessary by redeploying and retraining them—rather than spending large sums of public money on redundancies and recruitment.