HC Deb 23 May 1978 vol 950 cc472-7W
Mr. Peter Morrison

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many policemen and policewomen were employed by the police forces in Merseyside, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Cumbria in February 1970 and in each February since then.

MERSEYSIDE
Actual Strength
Year Men Women Total
28th February 1975 3,575 268 3,843
28th February 1976 3,759 321 4,080
28th February 1977 3,489 415 4,264
28th February 1978 3,773 466 4,239
LANCASHIRE
Actual Strength
Year Men Women Total
28th February 1975 2,723 127 2,850
28th February 1976 2,885 161 3,046
28th February 1977 2,874 175 3,049
28th February 1978 2,860 182 3,042
GREATER MANCHESTER
Actual Strength
Year Men Women Total
28th February 1975 5,256 298 5,554
28th February 1976 5,504 409 5,913
28th February 1977 5,649 565 6,214
28th February 1978 5,604 696 6,300
CHESHIRE
Actual Strength
Year Men Women Total
28th February 1975 1,520 88 1,608
28th February 1976 1,628 119 1,747
28th February 1977 1,610 128 1,738
28th February 1978 1,574 153 1,727
CUMBRIA
Actual Strength
Year Men Women Total
28th February 1975 990 26 1,016
28th February 1976 1,001 34 1,035
28th February 1977 978 40 1,018
28th February 1978 954 51 1,005

Mr. Peter Morrison

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many policemen and policewomen resigned from the police forces in Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Cumbria prior to their retirement in each of the years since

LANCASHIRE
Resignations prior to Retirement
Year Men Women Total
1974 1st April-31st December 40 11 51
31st December 1975 31 13 44
31st December 1976 43 23 66
31st December 1977 62 29 91
1978 to 31st March 14 1 15

Mr. Merlyn Rees

The figures for the relevant dates since these forces were constituted on their present basis on 1st April 1974 following local government reorganisation are as follows:

1970; and how many resigned in the first quarter of 1978.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

The figures for the relevant dates since these forces were constituted on their present basis on 1st April 1974 following local government reorganisation are as follows:

MERSEYSIDE
Resignations prior to Retirement
Year Men Women Total
1974 1st April-31st December 81 25 106
31st December 1975 67 35 102
31st December 1976 64 27 91
31st December 1977 124 44 168
1978 to 31st March 28 21 49
GREATER MANCHESTER
Resignations prior to Retirement
Year Men Women Total
1974 1st April-31st December 127 33 160
31st December 1975 108 35 143
31st December 1976 126 55 181
31st December 1977 176 92 268
1978 to 31st March 63 27 90
CHESHIRE
Resignations prior to Retirement
Year Men Women Total
1974 1st April-31st December 51 11 62
31st December 1975 45 9 54
31st December 1976 51 21 72
31st December 1977 84 18 102
1978 to 31st March 23 5 28
CUMBRIA
Resignations prior to Retirement
Year Men Women Total
1974 1st April-31st December 20 7 27
31st December 1975 24 2 26
31st December 1976 21 8 29
31st December 1977 37 9 46
1978 to 31st March 14 4 18

Mr. Peter Morrison

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many policemen and policewomen were recruited to the police forces in Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Cumbria in each of the years

LANCASHIRE
Recruitment
Year Men Women Total
1974 1st April-31st December 155 15 170
31st December 1975 248 52 300
31st December 1976 176 36 212
31st December 1977 149 34 183
1978 to 31st March 38 9 47
MERSEYSIDE
Recruitment
Year Men Women Total
1974 1st April-31st December 141 52 193
31st December 1975 365 84 449
31st December 1976 328 130 458
31st December 1977 186 98 284
1978 to 31st March 66 31 97
GREATER MANCHESTER
Recruitment
Year Men Women Total
1974 1st April-31st December 178 51 229
31st December 1975 480 155 635
31st December 1976 496 207 703
31st December 1977 358 218 576
1978 to 31st March 80 65 145

since 1970 and in the first quarter of 1978.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

The figures for the relevant dates since these forces were constituted on their present basis on 1st April 1974 following local government reorganisation are as follows:

CHESHIRE
Recruitment
Year Men Women Total
1974 1st April-31st December 114 9 123
31st December 1975 198 41 239
31st December 1976 91 29 120
31st December 1977 96 34 130
1978 to 31st March 31 17 48
CUMBRIA
Recruitment
Year Men Women Total
1974 1st April-31st December 55 7 62
31st December 1975 70 12 82
31st December 1976 64 13 77
31st December 1977 44 18 62
1978 to 31st March 31 9 40