§ Mr. LawrenceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to be able to respond to the request made in 1987 from the chief constable of Staffordshire for 50 additional police officers.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggMy right hon. Friend informed the House on 18 May at columns466–67 that he had approved 10 additional police posts for Staffordshire police. The police authority has been informed that the posts outstanding from its application for 50 posts will be considered when he next takes decisions on the allocations of police manpower.