HC Deb 27 January 1978 vol 942 c805W
Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for each of the years 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977, per 1,000 employed in fire services in (a) Great Britain and (b)

1974 1975 1976
Fire Services Great Britain Northern Ireland Great Britain Northern Ireland Great Britain Northern Ireland
(a) Number killed on duty 10 8 5 1
(b) Whole-time operational personnel 32,645 463 34,321 508 34,250 503
(c) Part-time operational personnel 16,098 779 16,887 757 17,255 731

Police Services 1974 1975 1976
Great Britain
(a) Number killed on duty 4 6 6
(b) Strength for ordinary duty 112,268 117,931 120,267
Northern Ireland (Regular Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve)—
(a) Number of violent deaths on duty 14 11 20
(b) Strength 8,425 9,721 9,950

1974 1975 1976
Armed Forces Great Britain Northern Ireland Great Britain Northern Ireland Great Britain Northern Ireland
(a) Number killed on duty 17 38 32 22 33 23
(b) Average strength deployed as at 30th June 233,000 16,000 226,000 16,000 231,000 16,000