§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the strengths and establishments of each police force in England and Wales at the latest available date.
§ Mr. HurdThe information for police forces in England and Wales is as follows:
All Forces in England and Wales Strength and Authorised Establishment on 31 May 1983 Strength Authorised Establishment Avon and Somerset 2,970 3,020 Bedfordshire 990 1,000 Cambridgeshire 1,142 1,140 Cheshire 1,842 1,845 Cleveland 1,459 1,474 Cumbria 1,118 1,128 Derbyshire 1,756 1,767 Devon and Cornwall 2,735 2,734 Dorset 1,178 1,183 Durham 1,323 1,357 Dyfed Powys 930 934 Essex 2,636 2,643 Gloucestershire 1,140 1,164 Greater Manchester 6,994 6,943 Gwent 969 978 Hampshire 3,073 3,084 Hertfordshire 1,561 1,568 Humberside 1,971 1,972 Kent 2,892 2,875 Lancashire 3,145 3,158 Leicestershire 1,731 1,733 Lincolnshire 1,181 1,183 Merseyside 4,646 4,607 Norfolk 1,260 1,273 Northamptonshire 1,002 1,018 Northumbria 3,327 3,357 North Wales 1,290 1,316 North Yorkshire 1,357 1,368 Nottinghamshire 2,240 2,259 South Wales 3,098 3,105 South Yorkshire 2,869 2,872 Staffordshire 2,084 2,099 Suffolk 1,122 1,124 Surrey 1,587 1,602 Sussex 2,804 2,830 Thames Valley 3,149 3,167 Warwickshire 920 925 West Mercia 1,914 1,923 West Midlands 6,679 6,684 West Yorkshire 5,134 5,154 Wiltshire 1,028 1,042 City of London 823 1,022 Metropolitan 26,479 26,858 TOTAL 119,548 120,488