§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those police areas which have been granted an increase in police establishment since 1979, together with the size of increase.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information requested is as follows: 615W
Authorised Establishment 30 April 1979 Authorised Establishment 31 May 1987 Increase Dorset 1,164 1,235 71 Durham 1,349 1,357 8 Dyfed Powys 934 935 1 Essex 2,525 2,722 197 Gloucestershire 1,116 1,164 48 Greater Manchester 6,735 6,943 208 Gwent 975 978 3 Hampshire 2,954 3,105 151 Hertfordshire 1,533 1,596 63 Humberside 1,939 1,972 33 Kent 2,820 2,911 91 Lancashire 3,118 3,158 40 Leicestershire 1,706 1,733 27 Lincolnshire 1,182 1,183 1 Merseyside 4,451 4,679 228 Norfolk 1,265 1,318 53 Northamptonshire 950 1,074 124 Northumbria 3,325 3,453 128 North Wales 1,279 1,316 37 North Yorkshire 1,328 1,368 40 Nottinghamshire 2,145 2,259 114 South Wales 3,069 3,109 40 South Yorkshire 2,752 2,931 179 Staffordshire 2,066 2,156 90 Suffolk 1,088 1,186 98 Surrey 1,599 1,639 40 Sussex 2,802 2,896 94 Thames Valley 2,977 3,467 470 Warwickshire 876 981 105 West Mercia 1,834 1,953 119 West Midlands 6,509 6,684 175 West Yorkshire 5,104 5,204 100 Wiltshire 1,022 1,074 52 City of London 1,022 798 (-224) Metropolitan 26,589 27,815 1,226 Totals 117,698 122,592 4,894
§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the authorised police manpower levels of (a) the Metropolitan police, (b) other metropolitan police forces and (c) the non-metropolitan police forces in each year since 1974 to date.
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Authorised Establishments December May 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Gwent 928 964 964 964 974 975 975 975 978 978 978 978 978 978 Hampshire 2,844 2,845 2,935 2,935 2,954 3,034 3,034 3,084 3,084 3,084 3,084 3,084 3,105 3,105 Hertfordshire 1,472 1,472 1,472 1,483 1,533 1,533 1,533 1,568 1,568 1,568 1,578 1,578 1,596 1,596 Humberside 1,910 1,939 1,939 1,939 1,939 1,939 1,939 1,972 1,972 1,972 1,972 1,972 1,972 1,972 Kent 2,454 2,465 2,615 2,615 2,820 2,842 2,871 2,871 2,875 2,875 2,875 2,875 2,911 2,911 Lancashire 2,880 3,080 3,080 3,080 3,118 3,138 3,158 3,158 3,158 3,158 3,158 3,158 3,158 3,158 Leicestershire 1,603 1,705 1,705 1,705 1,706 1,706 1,727 1,727 1,733 1,733 1,733 1,733 1,733 1,733 Lincolnshire 1,174 1,182 1,182 1,182 1,182 1,182 1,182 1,182 1,182 1,183 1,183 1,183 1,183 1,183 Norfolk 1,218 1,264 1,264 1,264 1,265 1,265 1,265 1,265 1,273 1,273 1,273 1,278 1,318 1,318 Northamptonshire 844 914 950 950 950 978 978 1,006 1,006 1,018 1,025 1,031 1,054 1,074 North Wales 1,216 1,276 1,276 1,276 1,276 1,309 1,312 1,313 1,313 1,316 1,316 1,316 1,316 1,316 North Yorkshire 1,277 1,328 1,328 1,328 1,328 1,368 1,368 1,368 1,368 1,368 1,368 1,368 1,368 1,368 Nottinghamshire 2,066 2,124 2,145 2,144 2,144 2,260 2,260 2,259 2,259 2,259 2,259 2,259 2,259 2,259 South Wales 2,886 3,069 3,069 3,069 3,069 3,069 3,069 3,105 3,105 3,109 3,109 3,109 3,109 3,109 Staffordshire 2,066 2,066 2,066 2,066 2,066 2,066 2,066 2,099 2,099 2,099 2,104 2,104 2,131 2,156 Suffolk 1,077 1,085 1,086 1,086 1,088 1,123 1,123 1,124 1,124 1,136 1,136 1,136 1,186 1,186 Surrey 1,438 1,442 1,503 1,503 1,599 1,602 1,602 1,602 1,602 1,602 1,602 1,626 1,639 1,639 Sussex 2,661 2,785 2,785 2,785 2,802 2,811 2,823 2,823 2,822 2,830 2,830 2,830 2,830 2,896 Thames Valley 2,960 2,960 2,995 2,995 2,997 3,005 3,005 3,107 3,124 3,267 3,267 3,317 3,417 3,467 Warwickshire 876 876 876 876 876 876 920 920 925 925 925 925 967 981 West Mercia 1,650 1,650 1,670 1,671 1,834 1,834 1,921 1,921 1,923 1,923 1,923 1,953 1,953 1,953 Wiltshire 979 994 994 995 1,022 1,032 1,033 1,035 1,042 1,042 1,042 1,045 1,049 1,074 City of London 1,028 1,022 1,022 1,022 1,022 1,022 1,022 1,022 1,022 798 798 798 798 798 Metropolitan 26,628 26,628 26,628 26,628 26,589 26,589 26,577 26,577 26,615 26,915 27,115 27,165 27,515 27,815 Other Metropolitan Areas Greater Manchester 6,600 6,600 6,735 6,735 6,735 6,766 6,766 6,941 6,943 6,943 6,943 6,943 6,943 6,943 Merseyside 4,317 4,342 4,342 4,451 4,451 4,451 4,452 4,607 4,607 4,607 4,607 4,607 4,679 4,679
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information requested is as follows:
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Authorised Establishments December May 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Northumbria 3,322 3,322 3,322 3,322 3,325 3,325 3,355 3,355 3,357 3,357 3,357 3,378 3,378 3,453 South Yorkshire 2,752 2,752 2,752 2,752 2,752 2,752 2,872 2,872 2,872 2,872 2,872 2,872 2,881 2,931 West Midlands 6,471 6,471 6,509 6,509 6,509 6,509 6,509 6,684 6,684 6,684 6,684 6,684 6,684 6,684 West Yorkshire 5,103 5,104 5,104 5,104 5,104 5,104 5,104 5,154 5,154 5,154 5,154 5,154 5,154 5,204 Non Metropolitan Police Forces Avon and Somerset 2,868 2,868 2,851 2,851 2,852 2,953 3,020 3,020 3,020 3,020 3,020 3,020 3,020 3,030 Bedfordshire 890 926 941 941 947 947 960 975 980 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Cambridgeshire 1,023 1,061 1,090 1,090 1,090 1,140 1,140 1,140 1,140 1,140 1,140 1,140 1,140 1,160 Cheshire 1,770 1,770 1,805 1,805 1,805 1,805 1,845 1,845 1,845 1,845 1,845 1,845 1,845 1,845 Cleveland 1,411 1,411 1,411 1,411 1,411 1,418 1,419 1,474 1,474 1,474 1,474 1,474 1,474 1,474 Cumbria 1,074 1,079 1,079 1,082 1,082 1,113 1,113 1,128 1,128 1,128 1,128 1,128 1,130 1,144 Derbyshire 1,559 1,559 1,709 1,709 1,709 1,712 1,712 1,767 1,767 1,767 1,767 1,767 1,767 1,793 Devon and Cornwall 2,573 2,673 2,673 2,673 2,673 2,673 2,734 2,734 2,734 2,734 2,734 2,739 2,757 2,794 Dorset 1,089 1,108 1,108 1,108 1,164 1,164 1,164 1,176 1,176 1,183 1,183 1,203 1,211 1,235 Durham 1,371 1,373 1,373 1,349 1,349 1,349 1,349 1,355 1,355 1,357 1,357 1,357 1,357 1,357 Dyfed Powys 866 916 916 916 916 934 934 934 934 934 934 934 934 935 Essex 2,436 2,436 2,511 2,511 2,525 2,533 2,603 2,633 2,643 2,653 2,663 2,673 2,722 2,722 Gloucestershire 1,007 1,101 1,100 1,100 1,116 1,116 1,116 1,131 1,140 1,164 1,164 1,164 1,164 1,164