HC Deb 21 December 2000 vol 360 c284W
Mr. Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people have been employed in local government in each of the last three years. [141729]

Ms Beverley Hughes

[holding answer 11 December 2000]: The number of full-time equivalent employees in local government in England is given in the table:

Full time equivalent employees in local government in England (excluding police and magistrates courts), mid year count
Thousand
Year
1998 1,404
1999 1,419
2000 1,436

Source:

Office for National Statistics