§ 50. Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what increases in police manpower have taken place in the first four months of this year; and How these compare with the same period in 1967.
§ Mr. BuchanIn the first four months of this year the total manpower available to the police increased by 210, of whom 109 are regular police officers. In the first four months of last' year the manpower increase was 55 but this figure concealed a loss of 18 regular police officers.