§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to receive the report of the Boundary Commission on the new constituencies for Cleveland County.
§ Mr. JohnI understand that provisional recommendations for the constituencies in Cleveland were published in January and that a local inquiry was held in July. It is open to the Commission to publish revised recommendations and to invite further representations. The Commission's final recommendations for the
Base Stations (Fixed) Mobiles/Portables Individual/Private company Public authority/Public corporation Individual/Private company Public authority/Public corporation Total number of portables As at 31st December— 1966 … … 5,494 286 49,537 4,252 3,213 1967 … … 6,255 399 58,112 6,200 5,134 1968 … … 6,910 468 64,284 7,428 8,217 1969 … … 7,555 622 75,032 10,611 11,548 1970 … … 8,331 869 87,056 17,133 17,087 1971 … … 9,124 1,053 96,034 21,490 20,873 1972 … … 10,006 1,285 106,494 28,006 25,237 1973 … … 10,534 1,411 116,733 32,604 28,263 1974 … … 11,138 1,671 129,168 38,324 31,933 1975 … … 11,674 1,903 139,637 44,966 36,491 1976 … … 12,268 2,210 150,668 51,924 40,607
§ Mr. Rathboneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many radio transmitters were in use with the police, prison, fire and civil defence services in the categories: fixed, vehicle mobile and portable, for each of the years 1966 to 1976, inclusive.
§ Mr. JohnThe figures asked for are not readily available, but I can say that the numbers of transmitters currently in use in England and Wales are approximately as follows:
Fixed 3,500 Vehicle Mobile 19,000 Portable 42,000