§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of coloured personnel now serving in the police, fire service, probation service, prison officer service, child care service and in the administrative and executive grades of the home Civil Service.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsIn England and Wales there are at present six coloured policemen and 34 coloured staff in the prison service. There are known to be nine coloured members of fire brigades and nine coloured probation officers but this information may not be complete. A substantial number of coloured people are employed by local authorities and voluntary organisations in the services 323W which provide care for children, but the actual number is not known. Questions affecting the home Civil Service are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer and I understand that he will be writing to my hon. Friend.