§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the manpower strength of the Royal Ulster Constabulary on 31 December 1984; if he will give details of the number of operatives since 1969 in each year for the following categories: Royal Ulster Constabulary full-time, Royal Ulster Constabulary full-time reserve and Royal Ulster Constabulary part-time reserve.
§ Mr. ScottThe combined strength of the Royal Ulster constabulary and its full-time and part-time reserves on 31 December 1984 was 12,566.
The strength of the RUC, RUC reserve (full-time) and the RUC reserve (part-time) each year since 1969 are set out in the table:
Year 31 December Royal Ulster Constabulary Royal Ulster Constabulary reserve (full-time) Royal Ulster Constabulary reserve (part-time) 1969 3,044 — — 1970 3,809 — 436 1971 4,086 — 1,284 1972 4,257 153 1,981 1973 4,391 290 2,224 1974 4,564 510 3,350 1975 4,902 661 4,158 1976 5,253 870 3,827 1977 5,692 1,002 3,684 1978 6,110 1,188 3,417 1979 6,642 1,305 3,209 1980 6,943 1,685 3,067 1981 7,334 2,060 2,810 1982 7,718 2,174 2,666 1983 8,003 2,295 2,198 1984 8,127 2,532 1,907