§ Mrs. PeacockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) police officers and (b) civilian staff were employed by the West Yorkshire police force in each year since 1979 to date. [4803]
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§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 19 November 1996]: The information is as follows:
As at March Police strength Civilian strength 19791 4,739 1,191 1980 4,805 1,199 1981 5,084 1,270 1982 5,147 1,305 1983 5,145 1,238 1984 5,109 1,229 1985 4,991 1,253 1986 5,145 1,275 1987 5,142 1,360 1988 5,184 1,458 1989 5,278 1,613 1990 5,260 1,743 1991 5,268 1,875 1992 5,087 1,821 1993 5,037 1,867 1994 5,046 1,912 1995 5,050 1,965 1996 5,142 2,037 1As at May.