§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, for each police authority in England, including the Metropolitan police, he will list the current establishment; how it compares with the numbers in each force; and if he will give comparable figures for each of the preceding nine years.
§ Mr. HurdThe information is as follows:
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1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Authorised Establishment Strength Authorised Establishment Strength Authorised Establishment Strength Authorised Establishment Strength Authorised Establishment Strength Humberside 1,939 1,885 1,939 1,916 1,972 1,955 1,972 1,944 1,972 1,971 Kent 2,820 2,798 2,871 2,892 2,871 2,863 2,875 2,863 2.875 2,866 Lancashire 3,118 3,068 3,138 3,124 3,158 3,145 3,158 3,146 3,158 3,149 Leicestershire 1,706 1,703 1,727 1,713 1,727 1,734 1,733 1,713 1,733 1,739 Lincolnshire 1,182 1,169 1,182 1,182 1,182 1,183 1,182 1,180 1,183 1,179 Merseyside 4,451 4,461 4,452 4,543 4,607 4,635 4,607 4,629 4,607 4,630 Norfolk 1,265 1,235 1,265 1,247 1,265 1,261 1,273 1,265 1,273 1,271 Northamptonshire 950 924 978 945 1,006 999 1,006 1,002 1,018 1,001 Northumbria 3,325 3,313 3,355 3,318 3,355 3,309 3,357 3,294 3,357 3,335 North Yorkshire 1,328 1,339 1,368 1,354 1,368 1,354 1,368 1,363 1,368 1,357 Nottinghamshire 2,145 2,139 2,260 2,178 2,259 2,243 2,259 2,251 2,259 2,245 South Yorkshire 2,752 2,601 2,872 2,758 2,872 2,862 2.872 2,854 2,872 2,860 Staffordshire 2,066 2,006 2,066 2,064 2,099 2,082 2,099 2,070 2,099 2,091 Suffolk 1,088 1,092 1,123 1,126 1,123 1,103 1,124 1,123 1,136 1,124 Surrey 1,602 1,435 1,602 1,559 1,602 1,585 1,602 1,587 1,602 1,583 Sussex 2,803 2,790 2,823 2,829 2,823 2,815 2,823 2,812 2,830 2,812 Thames Valley 3,005 2,673 3,005 2,943 3,107 3,093 3,124 3,090 3,167 3,162 Warwickshire 876 869 920 893 920 915 925 924 925 919 West Mercia 1,834 1,777 1,921 1,928 1,921 1,926 1,923 1,924 1,923 1,906 West Midlands 6,509 6,131 6,509 6,432 6,684 6,646 6,684 6,651 6,684 6,679 West Yorkshire 5,104 4,768 5,104 4,942 5,154 5,119 5,154 5,121 5,154 5,121 Wiltshire 1,022 1,003 1,033 1,004 1,035 1,025 1,042 1,022 1,042 1,019 City of London 1,022 826 1,022 836 1,022 866 1,022 847 798 808 Metropolitan 26,589 22,463 26,577 23,149 26,577 24,834 26,615 26,073 26,915 26,638