HC Deb 05 December 1989 vol 163 cc178-9W
Mr. Thurnham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of civilian employees from the ethnic minority community in the employ of the Greater Manchester police authority.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

I understand from the police authority that there are 31 civilian staff, including traffic wardens, from the ethnic minorities employed by the Greater Manchester police authority.

Mr. Thurnham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of police officers recruited from the ethnic minority community in the Greater Manchester police force; what has been the number of applications from ethnic minorites during each of the past five years; and how many ethnic minority police officers have left the force during the same periods of time.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

On 27 November 1989, 102 members of the ethnic minorities were serving as police officers in the Greater Manchester police. The other information requested is given in the following table:

Applications for appointment Left the force
1985 128 4
1986 90 4
1987 142 2
1988 90 6
11989 100 8
1 To date.