HC Deb 18 January 1999 vol 323 cc340-1W
Mr. Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many whole-time equivalent police officers were stationed in each constabulary in Wales on(a) 30 April 1997, (b) 30 April 1998 and (c) 31 October 1998. [66372]

Mr. Boateng

Information on police numbers is collected at the end of March and September. The statistics for the period requested are set out in the table:

Force 31 March 1997 31 March 1998 30 September 19981
Dyfed-Powys 1,005 1,002 1,013
Gwent 1,243 1,233 1,254
North Wales 1,369 1,396 1,395
South Wales 2,976 2,986 2,946
Wales total 6,593 6,617 6,608
1 Police numbers are provisional