§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers in England and Wales are serving in each police authority; and what is the establishment in each.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information on 28 February 1983 is as follows:
Force Authorised establishment Strength Avon and Somerset 3,020 2,978 Bedfordshire 980 987 Cambridgeshire 1,140 1,134 Cheshire 1,845 1,836 Cleveland 1,474 1,461 Cumbria 1,128 1,108 Derbyshire 1,767 1,755 Devon and Cornwall 2,734 2,734 Dorset 1,183 1,180 Durham 1,357 1,326 Dyfed Powys 934 929 Essex 2,643 2,635 Gloucestershire 1,140 1,134 Greater Manchester 6,943 7,000 Gwent 978 965 Hampshire 3,084 3,066 Hertfordshire 1,568 1,553 Humberside 1,972 1,958 Kent 2,875 2,876 Lancashire 3,158 3,152 Leicestershire 1,733 1,723 Lincolnshire 1,182 1,175 Merseyside 4,607 4,626 Norfolk 1,273 1,263 Northamptonshire 1,006 995 Northumbria 3,357 3,317 North Wales 1,313 1,297 North Yorkshire 1,368 1,362 Nottinghamshire 2,259 2,243 South Wales 3,105 3,089 South Yorkshire 2,872 2,865 Staffordshire 2,099 2,088 Suffolk 1,124 1,121 Surrey 1,602 1,586 Sussex 2,822 2,811 Thames Valley 3,124 3,113 Warwickshire 925 917 West Mercia 1,923 1,918 West Midlands 6,684 6,658 West Yorkshire 5,154 5,157 Wiltshire 1,042 1,031 City of London 1,022 831 Metropolitan 26,615 26,483
§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers in England 90W and Wales have received injuries in the course of their duties which have forced them to leave the force prematurely in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. MayhewThis information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.