§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state for police authorities in England and Wales the number of traffic officers employed in traffic branches in each force for the years 1980, 1985 and 1988.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggInformation for 1980 is not readily available. That for 1985 and 1988 is as follows:
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Police forces in England and Wales Traffic division strengths 31 December 1985 1988 Avon and Somerset 295 251 Bedfordshire 99 95 Cambridgeshire 132 127 Cheshire 229 231 City of London 74 34 Cleveland 98 90 Cumbria 138 123
Traffic division strengths 31 December 1985 1988 Derbyshire 155 156 Devon and Cornwall 239 231 Dorset 136 114 Durham 132 132 Dyfed-Powys 120 103 Essex 277 257 Gloucestershire 142 84 Greater Manchester 496 448 Gwent 102 109 Hampshire 304 259 Hertfordshire 143 155 Humberside 167 166 Kent 265 159 Lancashire 283 294 Leicestershire 157 77 Lincolnshire 81 81 Merseyside 340 350 Metropolitan 896 906 Norfolk 103 112 Northamptonshire 75 76 Northumbria 258 247 North Wales 131 140 North Yorkshire 141 156 Nottinghamshire 181 183 South Wales 259 262 South Yorkshire 203 201 Staffordshire 242 239 Suffolk 106 101 Surrey 195 226 Sussex 264 246 Thames Valley 305 318 Warwickshire 101 112 West Mercia 113 216 West Midlands 540 452 West Yorkshire 427 381 Wiltshire 116 104 Total 9,260 8,804