Liverpool (Local Authority Manpower)

Mr. Steen
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report the latest available manpower figures showing local authority staff numbers per thousand population in the city of Liverpool, with comparative statistics which show how the staff numbers in Liverpool compare with those in the other districts in the Merseyside council area, and with the average for all metropolitan districts.

Mr. King
The information requested, based on the latest joint manpower watch return—December 1981 survey—and the OPCS June 1980 population estimates, is as follows:------------
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|Liverpool |
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|Knowsley  |
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|St. Helens|
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|Sefton    |
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|Wirral    |
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Average staff per thousand for all metropolitan districts is 49·6.