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Mr. Fallon
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers are serving in the north-east constabularies; and how many were serving in 1978.
Mr. Douglas Hogg
The information requested is as follows:
Force
| Authorised police establishment on 31 December 1978
| Strength on 31 December 1978
| Authorised police establishment on 31 March 1987
| Strength on 31 March 1987
|
| Durham | 1,349 | 1,289 | 1,357 | 1,307 |
| Northumbria | 3,325 | 3,208 | 3,413 | 3,402 |
| Cleveland | 1,411 | 1,311 | 1,474 | 1,462 |
| Totals | 6,085 | 5,808 | 6,244 | 6,171 |