§ Mr. SarwarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of the ethnic origin of police officers in each rank in each force in Scotland. [80650]
§ Mr. McLeishThe available information, which relates to officers from the ethnic minority communities and is for 31 March 1998, is shown in the table.
199WNo one from the ethnic minority communities has been identified as holding rank above that of Inspector.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
§ Sir Robert SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the ethnic breakdown is of police officers in each force in Scotland; and if he will make a statement. [79932]
§ Mr. McLeishThe numbers and proportion of ethnic minority officers are shown in the table.
31 March 1998 Percentage ethnic officers of total police strength Central 2 0.01 Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 Fife 2 0.01 Grampian 2 0.01 Lothian and Borders 6 0.04 Northern 1 0.01 Strathclyde 35 0.23 Tayside 3 0.02 Total 51 0.34 The recruitment and retention of ethnic officers in Scotland will be addressed in responding to the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report.
From 1 July 1999, this will be matter for the Scottish Parliament.