§ Mr. Norman Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will set out the current strength of each police force in England
Force Number of Police Officers on Strength on 31st May 1974 Resident Population of Police Areas at Mid-June 1973 Ratio of Police Officers to Resident Population Avon and Somerset … … 2,560 1,313,080 1: 512 Bedfordshire … … … 774 481,050 1: 621 Cambridgeshire … … … 945 533,480 1: 564 Cheshire … … … 1,579 895,770 1: 567 Cleveland … … … 1,291 566,740 1: 438 Cumbria … … … 1,001 474,080 1: 473 Derbyshire … … … 1,406 888,340 1: 631 Devon and Cornwall … … 2,530 1,314,030 1: 519 Dorset … … … 1,015 566,360 1: 557 Durham … … … 1,251 609,840 1: 487 Dyfed Powys … … … 829 416,330 1: 502 Essex … … … 2,135 1,328,810 1: 622 Gloucestershire … … … 924 481,700 1: 521 Greater Manchester … … 5,581 2,729,900 1: 489 Gwent … … … 899 441,090 1: 490 Hampshire … … … 2,611 1,531,740 1: 586 Hertfordshire … … … 1,285 796,330 1: 619 Humberside … … … 1,686 847,230 1: 502 Kent … … … 2,205 1,434,960 1: 650 Lancashire … … … 2,761 1,362,800 1: 493 Leicestershire … … … 1,513 824,360 1: 544 Lincolnshire … … … 1,100 512,880 1: 466 Merseyside … … … 3,866 1,620,780 1: 419 Norfolk … … … 1,138 643,940 1: 565 North Wales … … … 1,128 590,970 1: 523 North Yorkshire … … … 1,191 644,830 1: 541 Northamptonshire … … 771 487,930 1: 632 Northumbria … … … 3,116 1,481,700 1: 475 Nottinghamshire … … … 1,970 982,460 1: 498 South Wales … … … 2,785 1,300,890 1: 467 South Yorkshire … … … 2,323 1,319 180 1: 567 Staffordshire … … … 1,894 984,620 1: 519 Suffolk … … … 935 561,540 1: 570 Surrey … … … 1,273 775,300 1: 609 Sussex … … … 2,442 1,270,030 1: 520 Thames Valley … … … 2,703 1,670,760 1: 618 Warwickshire … … … 745 468,270 1: 628 West Mercia … … … 1,459 924,910 1: 633 West Midlands … … … 5,210 2,785,460 1: 534 West Yorkshire … … … 4,373 2,079,530 1: 475 Wiltshire … … … 860 501,200 1: 582 City of London … … … 792 5,190 1: 6 Metropolitan … … … 20,694 7,724,210 1: 373
§ Mr. Norman Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to which police forces undermanning allowances are paid; and on what criteria these are decided.
§ Dr. SummerskillIn England and Wales undermanning allowances are paid to the Metropolitan and City of London police forces and to members of the former Liverpool and Bootle force. Consideration of a police authority's claim for the payment of undermanning allowance is a matter in the first instance for the Police Council for the United King-
242Wand Wales, the estimated population which each force serves and the ratio of policemen to population in each force.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe figures are as follows:
dom which takes into account the manning situation and a number of other factors including recruitment results and prospects, and the extent to which use is made of civilian staff, mechanical aids and the cadet system of entry.