§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Secretary of Satte for the Home Department if he will publish in the Official Report a list showing the annual figure by which the number of policemen in England 325W and Wales has fallen short on quota for the last five years to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThere is no annual quota for recruitment of police officers.
Date Total authorised establishment Total police strength Vacancies Percentage deficiency 31st December 1973 … … … … 113,178 100,566 12,612 11.14 31st December 1974 … … … … 115,806 102,086 13,720 11.84 31st December 1975 … … … … 117,176 107,138 10,038 8.56 31st December 1976 … … … … 118,101 109,476 8,625 7.30 31st December 1977 … … … … 118,279 108,201 10,078 8.52 30th June 1978 … … … … 118,568 107,799 10,769 9.08