§ 39. Mr. Andrew MacKayasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a further statement on police manning levels in the Thames Valley force.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggFour hundred and seventy additional police posts have been approved for the Thames Valley police since May 1979. These include 150 posts which my right hon. Friend approved in October, bringing the authorised establishment of the force up to 3,467 with effect from 1 April. We will look again at the force's needs when it has recruited up to its new establishment.