§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has as to the total number of police employed on traffic duties in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985 in (a) the south-east, (b) the east midlands and (c) the west midlands.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe following estimated numbers of police officers were allocated to specialised traffic divisions in these regions from 1982 to 1985. Comparable information for 1981 is not readily available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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Allocation of police officers to traffic divisions on 31 December Region (Police Forces) 1982 1983 1984 1985 SOUTH EAST (Bedfordshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley, Metropolitan Police) 2,941 2,871 3,113 2,676 EAST MIDLANDS (Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Leicester, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Suffolk) 1,262 1,153 1,103 992 WEST MIDLANDS (Cheshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia, West Midlands) 1,246 1,256 1,175 1,267