§ Mr. LoughtonTo 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