HC Deb 28 January 1997 vol 289 cc124-5W
Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of women by rank within the police forces in Wales on 31 December in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement. [12869]

Mr. Maclean

[holding answer 27 January 1997]: The information requested is shown in the table:

Number of female officers serving in police forces in Wales from 1991 to 1995
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Dyfed-Powys
Association of Chief
Police Officers
Superintendent
Chief Inspector
Inspector 1 1
Sergeant 5 7 7 6 6
Constable 95 102 144 117 119
Gwent
Association of Chief
Police Officers
Superintendant
Chief Inspector 1
Inspector 3 3 3 3 5
Sergeant 3 4 4 5 3
Constable 91 99 105 106 137
Number of female officers serving in police forces in Wales from 1991 to 1995
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
North Wales
Association of Chief
Police Officers
Superintendant
Chief Inspector
Inspector 3 4 4 4 2
Sergeant 7 5 7 7 10
Constable 135 144 146 165 174
South Wales
Association of Chief
Police Officers
Superintendant 1 1
Chief Inspector
Inspector 3 3 4 4 66
Sergeant 19 22 23 21 20
Constable 254 262 260 253 287

Figures for 1991 to 1994 as at 31 December. Figures for 1995 as at 31 March.