§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the West Midlands police as to the number of police women as a percentage of the total force of the west midlands police constabulary, their levels of pay in comparison with those of their male counterparts and how many women have held the rank of detective inspector in the divisions of the West Midlands police constabulary during the last five years.
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§ Mr. Giles ShawOn 30 June 1985 there were 860 women police officers in the West Midlands police, 13 per cent. of the force. One woman officer in the force has held the rank of detective inspector during the last five years. The salaries of women police officers are the same as those of their male counterparts.