§ Mr. CranTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 19 May,Official Report, column 541, when he next intends to take a decision on the allocation of police manpower.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggIt is too soon to say.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many uniformed police posts were civilianised in the financial years 1980–81 to 1987–88(a) nationally and (b) in the area of the Northumbria police authority.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information available does not cover the period requested. It is estimated that some 3,300
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Weekly arrival numbers of asylum applicants commencing week ending 16 January 1988 until week ending 28 May 1988 Week ending Asylum applicants on arrival Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Bolivia Chile Colombia Ethiopia Ghana Hungary 16 January 1988 37 — — — — — 3 — — — 23 January 1988 33 — — — — — — — — — 30 January 1988 18 — — — — — — — — — 6 February 1988 25 — — — — — — — — — 13 February 1988 34 — — — — — — — — — 20 February 1988 26 — — — — — — 1 — — 27 February 1988 23 — — — — — — — 1 — 5 March 1988 14 — — — — — — — — — 12 March 1988 13 — — — — — — — 1 2 19 March 1988 40 2 — — — — 1 — 1 — 26 March 1988 44 — — — — — — — — — police officers, both uniform and plain clothes, have been redeployed in England and Wales as a result of civilianisation in the period 1983–84 until the end of December 1987. I understand that in Northumbria, between 1982–83 and 1987–88, 115 police officers were released in this way.