HC Deb 16 March 1994 vol 239 c670W
1993. Mr. Hawksley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the approved strength of the West Midlands police force in(a) 1979 and (b)

Mr. Charles Wardle

The establishment of the West Midlands police was 6,509 on 1 April 1979 and 6,977 on 1 April 1993.