§ Mr. FrenchTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will call for reports from the appropriate chief constables, for the most recent five years for which figures are available, as to how many police officers were allocated to duties in(a) Derby, (b) Preston, Darlington, (d) Slough, (e) Luton and (f) Gloucester;
(2) how many assaults on police officers have been recorded, for the most recent five years for which figures are available, in (a) Derby, (b) Preston, (c) Darlington,(d) Slough, (e) Luton and (f) Gloucester.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe available information on police strength is as follows. Information on assaults on police officers is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Police manpower Strength as at 31 December1 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Derby division 545 545 545 547 544 Preston division 307 304 367 367 366 Darlington sub-division 136 143 154 150 160 Slough sub-division 181 175 1185 2146 146 Luton division 291 291 294 299 300 Gloucester sub-division 207 208 220 227 245 1 In all cases the police area extends beyond the boundary of the town. 2 Part of the Slough sub-division was transferred to Windsor resulting in a lower establishment and strength at Slough.