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Local Government: Staff

Commons · Question 87018 · Tabled 31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 10 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an estimate of the number of people have been employed in local government in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency in every year since 2010.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 10 Nov 2025

Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces including decisions about terms and conditions, working practices and how best to deploy staff to achieve value for money. The Government will not micromana...