HC Deb 02 March 1971 vol 812 cc410-1W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current establishment strength of police forces in England and Wales; and how far below this figure is current actual strength of those forces.

Mr. Sharples

Against an authorised establishment of 109,434, the provisional figure of the strength of the police service in England and Wales at 31st January, 1971, was 94,080.