§ Mr. MartlewTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the review of police staffing levels carried out by his Department with regard to the Cumbria force.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe chief constable, not the Home Office, has carried out a review of police staffing levels in the Cumbria constabulary. Following that review the police authority has applied for an increase in the force establishments of 62 police posts. This will be considered along with applications which have been received from other authorities for increases in 1989–90. My right hon. Friend hopes to announce his decisions shortly.