§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many social workers there were in Wales and Clwyd in(a) 1979 and (b) 1995. [5558]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe numbers of social workers employed by local authority social services departments in 1979 and 1994, the latest date for which information is available, are given in the following table:
Numbers of social workers in post WTE1 30 September 1979 30 September 1994 Clwyd 118 294 Wales 998 1,936 1 Whole-time equivalent. Includes senior social workers and team leaders.