HC Deb 13 January 1986 vol 89 cc455-6W
Sir Dudley Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to reply to the letter sent on 30 May on behalf of a Leamington Spa constituent, Mr. Ian Tyres, in connection with the policy of immigration of Sri Lankans into the United kingdom. manpower of the Leicestershire constabulary; and how this compares with the national average on officers per thousand population.

Mr. Giles Shaw

The authorised establishment of the Leicestershire constabulary is 1,733. On 31 December 1984 the ratio of police officers to population in Leicestershire was 1:499, compared with the average of 1:458 for police forces outside London in England and Wales, and 1:411 for all forces in England and Wales.