Mr. John Mark. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the West Midlands on the 519W comparative police manpower figures expressed as head of population per officer for (i) the Solihull sub-division and (ii) the Chelmsley Wood sub-division of West Midlands L division; and if he will publish the figures.
§ Mr. Giles ShawI understand from the chief constable of the West Midlands that the population per police officer in these sub-divisions is as follows:
Numbers Solihull sub-division 1:954 Chelmsley Wood sub-division 1:694 These ratios leave out of account the police officers currently at L division headquarters, which covers both sub-divisions, and the police officers responsible for policing Birmingham airport, which is a responsibility of L division.