HC Deb 15 May 1986 vol 97 c515W
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the percentage of policemen who are of (a) Afro-Caribbean and (b) Asian origin; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Giles Shaw

On 28 February 1986, 779 police officers—0.64 per cent. of the total police strength in England and Wales—were members of the ethnic minorities. No central record of their racial origin is maintained.