§ Mr. RiddickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the size of the police force, both uniformed and civilian staff, in the Holmfirth and Huddersfield police districts in 1979 and in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe tables show the police strength in Holmfirth and Huddersfield for December 1979 and November 1990.
Holmfield Sub-division1 Strength Police Civilian 1979 (December) 92 8 1990 (November) 103 23
Huddersfield Sub-division1 Strength Police Civilian 1979 (December) 293 96 1990 (November) 284 102 1 The boundaries of both sub-divisions have changed since 1979 and therefore the manpower figures are not directly comparable.
§ Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration he has given to(a) the report of Mr. Geoffrey Dear, inspector of constabulary for the midlands, on the state of Derbyshire police and (b) the extent to which the efficiency of the force has been influenced by controls imposed by Derbyshire county council; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Mr. Forman) on 5 December 1990 at columns117–18.