§ Mr. Patrick Maitlandasked the Secretary of State for Scotland which county police forces are under strength and by how many men and women in each case; 141W and which counties have refused permission to police volunteers to undertake temporary duties in Cyprus.
§ Mr. J. StuartWith regard to the first part of the Question, the information requested is given in the table below. With regard to the second part of the Question, I have no information other than Press reports that Lanarkshire County Council
ESTABLISHMENT, STRENGTH AND DEFICIENCY IN NUMBERS IN SCOTTISH COUNTY AND COMBINED POLICE FORCES AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1955 Force Men Women Establishment Actual Strength Deficiency Establishment Actual Strength Deficiency Angus 140 134 6 6 2 4 Argyll 105 97 8 4 4 — Ayr 285 267 18 6 6 — Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk 128 120 8 2 2 — Caithness 37 32 5 1 1 — Dumfries and Galloway 158 144 14 7 5 2 Dunbarton 263 232 31 11 11 — Fife 452 396 56 24 22 2 Inverness 85 85 — 3 3 — Lanark 425 384 41 20 14 6 Lothians and Peebles 304 287 17 6 6 — Orkney 18 18 — 1 1 — Perth and Kinross 124 116 8 — — — Renfrew and Bute 252 246 6 6 5 1 Ross and Cromarty 75 67 8 — — — Scottish North Eastern Counties 289 265 24 4 4 — Stirling and Clackmannan 304 288 16 12 12 — Sutherland 22 19 3 — — — Zetland 16 13 3 — — —