HC Deb 13 April 1999 vol 329 c203W
Sir Robert Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many police officers there were(a) in each force and (b) in total on the last date for which figures are available. [80105]

Mr. McLeish

The information is shown in the table.

31 December 1998
Central 719
Dumfries and Gallowal 446
Fife 841
Grampian 1,226
Lothian and Borders 2,621
Northern 667
Strathclyde 7,186
Tayside 1,148
Total 14,854

From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.