§ Mr. George Gardinerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the numbers of (a) injuries sustained by police officers in the course of their duties, (b) resignations from the police force before the retirement period has been reached, and (c) police recruits in Scotland in each year since 1964.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe information requested at (a) is not readily available and could not be obtained without disproportionate effort. The information requested under (b) and (c) is as follows:
Year Resignations before retirement Police recruits 1964 … 289 690 1965 … 313 875 1966 … 546 722 1967 … 445 779 1968 … 475 817 1969 … 461 740 1970 … 421 711 1971 … 269 845 1972 … 292 906 1973 … 393 848 1974 … 450 960 1975 … 376 1,416 1976 … 446 1,084 1977 … 661 884