HL Deb 09 November 1977 vol 387 cc266-7WA
Lord INGLEWOOD

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How the total strength of the Special Constabulary in England and Wales today——or at the latest convenient date—compares with the strength of 23,011 printed in Appendix C of the report of the Home Office Working Party dated November 1976.

Lord HARRIS of GREENWICH

The total strength of the Special Constabulary in England and Wales on 31st December 1976, the latest date for which the information is available, was 21,416.