§ Mr. Charles KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of special police constables, per police force, by sex and age group, in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [29242]
§ Mr. McLeishThe information requested is set out in the table and has been taken from returns supplied by forces since 1992.
Force 1992 1993 1994 1995–96 1996–97 Central Male 82 84 88 65 58 Female 20 17 22 23 23 Dumfries and Galloway Male 129 138 135 151 145 Female 38 51 58 63 54 Fife Male 122 129 125 105 96 Female 29 31 33 35 36 Grampian Male 167 157 146 125 110 Female 47 47 52 46 36 Lothian and Borders Male 150 160 187 174 146 Female 48 49 49 49 51 Northern Male 387 383 395 373 384 Female 106 132 136 127 127 Strathclyde Male 301 290 278 254 240 Female 81 77 73 74 74 Tayside Male 116 125 164 164 157 Female 24 27 51 50 49 Total Male 1,454 1,466 1,518 1,411 1,336 Female 393 431 474 467 450 Notes:
Information by age group not available.
From 1995–96 figures relate to financial year rather than calendar year and are taken as at 31 March.
The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland have set up a Working Group to review the role of special constables.
§ Mr. Charles KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) police houses and (b) police stations there were in each police force area, in each of 704W the last five years for which figures are available; and what proportion of police stations were operating on a part-time basis in each year, in each force. [29245]
§ Mr. McLeishThe information available is set out in the tables and has been taken from annual statistical returns supplied by forces since 1989.
Number of police houses Force 1992 1993 1994 1995–96 1996–97 Central 52 50 50 32 29 Dumfries and Galloway 113 108 103 57 32 Fife 192 133 66 40 20 Grampian 315 278 213 158 117 Lothian and Borders 197 142 68 31 26 Northern 322 317 312 305 299 Strathclyde 867 719 440 264 219 Tayside 160 125 97 73 53 Total 1,546 1,872 1,349 960 795
Number of buildings used as police stations Force 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Central 30 30 32 32 32 Dumfries and Galloway 25 25 25 27 27 Fife 57 56 56 56 31 Grampian 77 77 77 78 80 Lothian and Borders 58 58 60 59 59 Northern 113 108 92 95 95 Strathclyde 202 202 199 171 154 Tayside 54 49 50 50 50 Total 616 605 591 568 528 Notes:
Figures for 1995–96 and 1996–97 are no longer held centrally.