HC Deb 01 December 1994 vol 250 c845W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women from an ethnic minority background are police officers in England and Wales.

Mr. Maclean

As of 31 August 1994, the latest date for which this information is readily available, there were 1,590 men and 438 women from an ethnic minority background serving as police officers in England and Wales.