§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many police officers there are per head of population in(a) Wales and (b) the North Wales Constabulary area; and if he will make a statement. [17946]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsProvisional figures as at 30 September 1997, provided by the Home Office, show that there were 226 officers per 100,000 population for Wales as a whole and 209 officers per 100,000 population in the North Wales police force area.