§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the figures for the authorised establishment of the Merseyside constabulary for each
Merseyside Police Population per officer On 31 December Authorised establishment Strength Population of force area Based on establishment Based on strength 1974 4,317 3,852 1,602,700 371 416 1975 4,342 4,059 1,588,400 366 391 1976 4,342 4,259 1,578,000 363 371 1977 4,451 4,238 1,575,500 354 372 1978 4,451 4,285 1,562,000 351 365 1979 4,451 *4,469 1,545,000 347 346 1980 4,452 *4,591 1,532,000 344 334 1981 4,607 *4,647 1,518,000 329 327 1982 4,607 *4,632 1,524,000 331 329 1983 4,607 4,604 1,511,000 328 328 1984 4,607 4,593 1,501,000 326 327 1985 4,607 4,554 1,491,000 324 327 * Including recruitment to posts authorised on a temporary supernumerary basis for special purposes, and 100 supernumerary constable posts authorised in 1979 in anticipation of the substantive increase in establishment approved in March 1981.