§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has received a report from Government researchers based at Warren Spring on lead in the air in Cardiff; what significance he places on the latest available figures for Cardiff; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley[holding answer 16 February 1989]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the
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Police authority Number of posts requested 1989–90 1Date of application 2Posts approved Percentage posts approved from application Avon and Somerset 35 8 November 1988 20 57 Bedfordshire 24 18 January 1989 16 67 Cambridgeshire 40 18 September 1987 18 45 Cheshire 10 2 June 1987 8 80 Cleveland 20 12 July 1988 15 75 Cumbria 62 4 October 1988 12 19 Devon and Cornwall 32 15 September 1986 19 59 Dorset 40 18 September 1987 22 55 Durham3 16 24 March 1988 18 113 Essex 85 14 December 1988 23 27 5 November 1987 Greater Manchester 258 and 22 November 1988 45 17 :Gwent 33 5 February 1987 12 36 Hampshire 47 28 April 1988 20 43 Hertfordshire 70 28 November 1988 20 29 Humberside 83 22 October 1987 20 24 2 October 1987 Kent 66 and 22 June 1988 27 41 Lancashire4 96 4— 15 16 Leicestershire 89 8 September 1988 27 30 Merseyside 35 30 November 1987 22 63 Norfolk 50 17 November 1988 24 48 Northamptonshire 26 6 October 1988 15 58 15 October 1987 Northumbria 84 and 14 November 1988 30 36 North Wales 31 5 November 1987 4 13 North Yorkshire 50 12 October 1987 15 30 Nottinghamshire 88 27 June 1988 24 27 5 October 1987 South Wales 77 and 26 October 1988 28 36 South Yorkshire 50 14 October 1987 27 54 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales, my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff, Central (Mr. Grist) on Friday 17 February 1989.