§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of extra police posts that have been sought by each of the police authorities in Wales.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe four Welsh police authorities have made applications for increases in establishment for 1993–94, as follows:
Posts Dyfed-Powys 75 Gwent 37 North Wales 58 South Wales 44
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Authorised Establishments Force 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Avon and Somerset 3,050 3,070 3,081 3,085 3,087 Bedfordshire 1,030 1,046 1,085 1,117 1,178 Cambridgeshire 1,180 1,198 1,209 1,231 1,241 Cheshire 1,860 1,868 1,889 1,900 1,920 Cleveland 1,474 1,489 1,502 1,502 1,502 Cumbria 1,144 1,156 1,175 1,183 1,187 Derbyshire 1,793 1,793 1,812 1,825 1,850 Devon and Cornwall 2,827 2,846 2,865 2,880 2,928 Dorset 1,235 1,257 1,272 1,287 1,302 Durham 1,357 1,375 1,378 1,389 1,389 Dyfed Powys 935 935 944 944 969 Essex 2,762 2,804 2,875 2,892 2,950 Gloucestershire 1,164 1,164 1,164 1,183 1,184 Greater Manchester 6,943 6,988 7,021 7,057 7,077 Gwent 995 1,007 1,009 1,009 1,010 Hampshire 3,128 3,148 3,175 3,202 3,269 Hertfordshire 1,631 1,651 1,669 1,680 1,684 Humberside 1,972 1,992 2,007 2,025 2,034 Kent 2,941 2,968 3,020 3,054 13,096 Lancashire 3,158 3,173 3,203 3,225 3,229 Leicestershire 1,733 1,760 1,814 1,827 1,853 Lincolnshire 1,183 1,183 1,198 1,206 1,206 Merseyside 4,679 4,701 4,701 4,706 4,706 Norfolk 1,338 1,362 1,409 1,421 1,446 Northamptonshire 1,106 1,121 1,142 1,167 1,190 Northumbria 3,483 3,514 3,560 3,586 3,613 North Wales 1,326 1,330 1,352 1,352 1,369 North Yorkshire 1,368 1,383 1,408 1,414 1,418 Nottinghamshire 2,294 2,318 2,344 2,344 2,344 South Wales 3,109 3,137 3,168 3,168 3,168 South Yorkshire 2,951 2,978 2,998 3,016 3,031 Staffordshire 2,166 2,188 2,203 2,211 2,215 South Wales 3,109 3,137 3,168 3,168 3,168 South Yorkshire 2,951 2,978 2,998 3,016 3,031 Staffordshire 2,166 2,188 2,203 2,211 2,215 Suffolk 1,186 1,186 1,205 1,216 1,233 Surrey 1,639 1,649 1,659 1,670 1,673 Sussex 2,923 2,940 2,964 2,982 3,014 Thames Valley 3,576 3,620 3,685 3,725 3,812 Warwickshire 981 992 1,008 1,016 1,020 West Mercia 1,963 1,991 2,024 2,024 2,053 West Midlands 6,754 6,830 6,895 6,958 6,977 West Yorkshire 5,227 5,259 5,281 5,295 5,295 Wiltshire 1,074 1,085 1,099 1,114 1,181 City of London 798 798 798 798 798 Metropolitan 28,115 28,415 28,412 28,322 28,322 1 The establishment of Kent will increase to 3,136 from 1 January 1993 when reimbursed posts for the Channel Tunnel are introduced.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the established number of full-time officers in each of the police authorities in each of the past five years; and what measures he proposes to enable police authorities to place more policemen on the beat.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe authorised establishments for each police force in England and Wales for the period 1988–89 to 1992–93 are set out in the table.
The Home Secretary attaches importance to increasing the numbers of officers on the beat, but recognises that this is one of many needs. Measures recommended to forces to improve operational deployment include civilianisation, which has enabled the release of 5,700 officers; streamlining of organisational structures; shedding unnecessary middle management; improvement of technical support; and the introduction of flexible shifts.