§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current establishment of the West Midlands police force; and how many officers were in post at 31 March 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe authorised establishment of the West Midlands police is 6,684. The strength of the force on the dates mentioned was as follows:
On 31 March Strength of West Midlands police 1982 6,679 1983 6,673 1984 6,679 1985 6,544