§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many special constables were on establishment in(a) England and Wales and (b) each constabulary in England and Wales in 1994. [30010]
§ Mr. MacleanSpecial constables are volunteers and as such are not included as part of the permanent police establishment but are members of the special constabulary.
The number of special constables as at 31 December 1994 is given in the table.
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Special constabulary strength as at 31 December 1994 Force Total strength Avon and Somerset 678 Bedfordshire 198 Cambridgeshire 289 Cheshire 320 City of London 92 Cleveland 230 Cumbria 259 Derbyshire 445 Devon and Cornwall 1,113 Dorset 234 Durham 220 Dyfed-Powys 306 Essex 690 Gloucestershire 307 Greater Manchester 741 Gwent 124 Hampshire 620 Hertfordshire 306 Humberside 406 Kent 575 Lancashire 578 Leicestershire 365 Lincolnshire 328 Merseyside 395 Metropolitan 1,520 Norfolk 349 Northamptonshire 318 Northumbria 507 North Wales 315 North Yorkshire 403 Nottinghamshire 564 South Wales 488 South Yorkshire 458 Staffordshire 720 Suffolk 409
Special constabulary strength as at 31 December 1994 Force Total strength Surrey 233 Sussex 531 Thames Valley 669 Warwickshire 354 West Mercia 582 West Midlands 845 West Yorkshire 731 Wiltshire 281 Total 20,096