§ Ms. Clare Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for which police authorities in the six metropolitan county areas the actual manpower numbers are (a) below established and (b) above established levels.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe position on 31 October 1984 was as follows:
Police authority Authorised police establishment Actual strength (a) Below authorised establishment Greater Manchester 6,943 6,810 Northumbria 3,357 3,354 South Yorkshire 2,872 2,844 West Midlands 6,684 6,569 West Yorkshire 5,154 5,060 (b) Above authorised establishment Merseyside *4,607 4,620 * 26 posts supernumary to the authorised police establishment have been approved, bringing the total number of authorised posts to 4,633.