§ Lord BOURNEasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the establishment and strength, by police forces, of the special constabulary on 1st January 1975.
§ The MINISTER of STATE, HOME OFFICE (Lord Harris of Greenwich)The strength of the special constabulary in England and Wales on 31st December 1974, by police forces, is given in the Table below. Force establishments are currently under review by the Police Advisory Board Working Party on the Special Constabulary.
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Force Men Women Total Avon and Somerset 905 72 977 Bedfordshire 217 17 234 Cambridgeshire 490 29 519 Cheshire 265 21 286
Force Men Women Total Cleveland 219 28 247 Cumbria 436 13 449 Derbyshire 441 28 469 Devon and Cornwall 1,306 75 1,381 Dorset 299 40 339 Durham 225 28 253 DyfedPowys 169 5 174 Essex 424 51 475 Gloucestershire 449 24 473 Greater Manchester 561 55 616 Gwent 318 35 353 Hampshire 439 65 504 Hertfordshire 302 38 340 Humberside 412 35 447 Kent 930 80 1,010 Lancashire 403 51 454 Leicestershire and Rutland 364 30 394 Lincoln 688 44 732 Merseyside 384 48 432 Norfolk 512 15 527 Northamptonshire 379 26 405 Northumbria 729 58 787 North Wales 601 9 610 North Yorkshire 384 29 413 Nottinghamshire 617 41 658 South Wales 385 33 418 South Yorkshire 451 30 481 Staffordshire 547 84 631 Suffolk 493 24 517 Surrey 283 52 335 Sussex 580 82 662 Thames Valley 676 73 749 Warwickshire 430 43 473 West Mercia 612 44 656 West Midlands 1,043 129 1,172 West Yorkshire 524 63 587 Wiltshire 261 28 289 City of London 150 — 150 Metropolitan 1,747 343 2,090 House adjourned at one minute past six o'clock.