HL Deb 09 March 2001 vol 623 cc52-3WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many police forces in England and Wales have horse sections; and what is their establishment. [HL877]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

The information is not held centrally. However I am informed by the Secretary to the Association of Chief Police Officers committee which collates such information that the police forces in England and Wales with mounted police units are as below:

Police Force Number of Horses Chief Inspector Inspector Police Sergeant Police Constable Civil Support
Northumbria 9 1 8 5
Nottinghamshire 10 1 7 2
South Wales 8 1 8 3
south Yorkshire 18 1 15 6
Thames Valley 9 1 9 2
West Yorkshire 22 1 3 22 5