HC Deb 21 January 1992 vol 202 cc173-4W
Mrs. Ray Michie

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the total number of police officers operating in(a) Strathclyde region, (b) Argyll and (c) Isle of Bute for each year since 1975; what is the recommended establishment level for each; and if he will make a statement.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer of 20 January 1992]The total police strength and authorised establishment levels for Strathclyde police for the years 1975 to 1991 are set out in the table below. Responsibility for the deployment of officers in different parts of the force area rests with the chief constable and figures relating to such deployment are not collected centrally.

Total police strength and establishment levels in Strathclyde region at 31 December
Year Strength Establishment
1975 6,478 6,992
1976 6,453 6,992
1977 6,230 6,981
1978 6,435 6,981
1979 6,905 6,977
1980 6,882 6,955
1981 6,845 6,955
1982 6,833 6,954
1983 6,816 6,954
1984 6,792 6,954
1985 6,816 6,954
1986 6,769 6,954
1987 6,773 6,954
1988 6,768 6,954
1989 6,887 6,954
1990 6,804 6,954
11991 6,776 6,954
1Figures as at 31 December 1991 are not yet available. Figures have been provided as at 30 September 1991.