§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many police surgeons there are in each of the Scottish police forces; and of these how many are male.
§ Mr. LangI understand that the numbers of police surgeons presently employed or retained by each police authority are as follows :
Force Male Female Total Central Scotland 5 — 5 Dumfries and Galloway 1 — 1 Fife 6 — 6 Grampian 5 — 5 Lothian and Borders 9 1 10 Northern1 2 15 2 17 Strathclyde2 91 6 97 Tayside 24 2 26 1 Other doctors are available on a payment for call-out basis. 2 The breakdown by sex is approximate. As regards the position in Strathclyde police, I refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave him on 11 March at column 243.