§ Mr. FraserTo 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.