§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what calculations were made to allow for demographic and other trends since 1981 to ensure that the use of census figures on unemployment accurately reflected the current situation in communities within the South Wales police area;
(2) if he will give the figures and percentages for unemployment in the South Wales police area (a) given by the Government at the time of the 1991 census, (b) given in the census reports and (c) given by the Government at the time of his Department's recent review of police manpower and describe the extent to which these figures were taken into consideration in the review;
(3) if he will give the specific figures and percentages of unemployment (a) in the South Wales police area and (b) in each district within the South Wales police area which were taken into consideration in arriving at a formula figure for police manpower needs in the South Wales constabulary during the course of his Department's recent review of police manpower;
(4) if he will list the figures for single-parent families (a) in the South Wales police area and (b) in each district within the South Wales police area which were taken into account in constructing the index figure in the formula used in the recent Home Office review of police manpower;
(5) what assumptions were made about the increase in the number of single-parent families in the South Wales police area over the last 10 years to ensure that accurate assumptions were being made on this matter during the recent Home Office review of police manpower.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI will write to the hon. Member.