§ Ms. RichardsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) women and (b) men are employed by the individual police forces in Britain; and at what grade they are employed.
§ Mr. Peter LloydMy right hon. and learned Friend is responsible for policing in England and Wales where the number of male and female police officers as at 31 August 1990 is as follows:
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Force Chief Con. 1 Deputy Chief Con. 2 Assistant Chief Con. 3 Chief Supt. Supt. i Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Con. Total Female Ranks Gloucestershire — — — — — — — 3 100 103 Greater Manchester — — — 1 — 4 12 47 816 880 Gwent — — — — — — 3 4 88 95 Hampshire — — — — — — 5 11 298 314 Hertfordshire — — — — 1 — 1 11 211 224 Humberside — — — — 2 — 2 6 146 156 Kent — — — — 1 2 2 21 338 364 Lancashire — — — — 1 2 5 15 302 325 Leicestershire — — — — — 2 5 14 178 199 Lincolnshire — — — — 1 1 4 4 99 1,190 Merseyside — — 1 — 3 2 6 35 523 570 Norfolk — — — — — — 2 7 101 110 Northamptonshire — — — — — 1 1 3 106 111 Northumbria — — — — 1 1 5 15 312 334 North Wales — — — — — — 2 8 129 139 North Yorkshire — — — — — 1 — 9 120 130 Nottinghamshire — — — — — — 2 8 192 202 South Wales — — — — 1 — 3 15 249 268 South Yorkshire — — — — — 1 5 13 292 311 Staffordshire — — — — — 1 2 12 261 276 Suffolk — — — — 1 1 1 5 115 123 Surrey — — — — — — 2 13 195 210 Sussex — — — — — 2 1 18 274 295 Thames Valley — — — 1 3 — 4 16 455 479 Warwickshire — — — — — 1 3 3 98 105 West Mercia — — — — — — 3 10 235 248 West Midlands — — — 1 2 1 14 56 903 977 West Yorkshire — — — 1 — 2 8 26 570 607 Wiltshire — — — — — — 2 7 102 111 City of London — — — — — — 3 9 78 90 Metropolitan — — 1 3 6 10 30 262 3,183 3,495 1 Includes ranks of assistant commissioner and above in Metropolitan police, and commissioner in the City of London police. 2 Includes deputy assistant commissioner in Metropolitan police and assistant commissioner in the City of London police. 3 Includes commanders in Metropolitan police and City of London police.