HC Deb 30 July 1997 vol 299 c271W
Mr. Fraser

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were employed by each of the four Welsh police forces in each year since 1979. [11199]

Mr. Michael

[holding answer 29 July 1997]: The information is set out in the table:

Year Police force
As at March Dyfed-Powys Gwent North Wales South Wales
1979 910 965 1,268 2,936
1980 926 967 1,275 3,056
1981 932 972 1,293 3,065
1982 920 964 1,286 3,103
1983 927 963 1,296 3,091
1984 921 962 1,290 3,071
1985 910 964 1,271 3,073
1986 930 978 1,253 3,066
1987 932 973 1,286 3,100
1988 917 979 1,300 3,126
1989 931 996 1,327 3,102
1990 935 1,008 1,337 3,135
1991 935 999 1,349 3,137
1992 947 1,009 1,347 3,168
1993 967 1,004 1,360 3,176
1994 965 993 1,352 3,131
1995 976 997 1,366 3,014
1996 991 11,044 1,378 13,027
1997 1,005 11,243 1,369 12,976
1 As a result of local government re-organisation in Wales on 1 April 1996, 150 police officers were transferred from the South Wales police to the Gwent constabulary.