§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many police officers there are in(a) the Dundee district authority area and (b) Scotland as a whole on the latest available figures; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonOn 30 September 1987 police strength in Tayside police was 1,004. The total figure for Scotland was 13,468. Corresponding figures for earlier years are as shown:
Year Tayside police strength Scotland police strength 1979 941 13,214 1980 970 13,261 1981 953 13,194 1982 964 13,214 1983 961 13,208 1984 967 13,225 1985 968 13,304 1986 1,000 13,428 The deployment of manpower within Tayside police is a matter for the chief constable. His annual reports for 1985 and 1986 show the strength of the force's central division (which is conterminous with Dundee district) as 427 and 446, respectively.