asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers from ethnic minority backgrounds are employed by each police authority; and what percentage these represent of all officers employed by each police authority.
The information requested is as follows:
| Police Force | Number of ethnic officers on 31 March 1987 | Percentage of actual strength |
| Avon and Somerset | 13 | 0·43 |
| Bedfordshire | 22 | 2·31 |
| Cambridgeshire | 15 | 1·31 |
| Cheshire | — | — |
| Cleveland | 4 | 0·27 |
| Cumbria | 2 | 0·18 |
| Derbyshire | 17 | 0·96 |
| Devon and Cornwall | 2 | 0·07 |
| Dorset | 2 | 0·17 |
| Durham | — | — |
| Dyfed Powys | — | — |
| Essex | 15 | 0·55 |
| Gloucestershire | 5 | 0·43 |
Police Force
| Number of ethnic officers on 31 March 1987
| Percentage of actual strength
|
| Greater Manchester | 68 | 1·00 |
| Gwent | 1 | 0·10 |
| Hampshire | 8 | 0·26 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 | 0·95 |
| Humberside | 3 | 0·15 |
| Kent | 11 | 0·38 |
| Lancashire | 5 | 0·16 |
| Leicestershire | 30 | 1·75 |
| Lincolnshire | — | — |
| Merseyside | 26 | 0·57 |
| Norfolk | — | — |
| Northamptonshire | 13 | 1·24 |
| Northumbria | 9 | 0·26 |
| North Wales | 1 | 0·08 |
| North Yorkshire | 2 | 0·15 |
| Nottinghamshire | 30 | 1·35 |
| South Wales | 10 | 0·32 |
| South Yorkshire | 19 | 0·66 |
| Staffordshire | 11 | 0·52 |
| Suffolk | 2 | 0·17 |
| Surrey | 4 | 0·25 |
| Sussex | 5 | 0·18 |
| Thames Valley | 36 | 1·05 |
| Warwickshire | 6 | 0·62 |
| West Mercia | 10 | 0·52 |
| West Midlands | 123 | 1·85 |
| West Yorkshire | 50 | 0·97 |
| Wiltshire | 7 | 0·67 |
| City of London | 1 | 0·13 |
| Metropolitan | 350 | 1·30 |
| TOTAL | 953 | 0·79 |
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women police officers are employed by each policeauthority; and what percentage these represent of all officers employed by each police authority.
The information requested is as follows:
| Police Force | Number of women police officers on 31 March 1987 | Percentage of actual strength |
| Avon and Somerset | 212 | 7·0 |
| Bedfordshire | 112 | 11·4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 111 | 9·7 |
| Cheshire | 222 | 12·1 |
| Cleveland | 151 | 10·3 |
| Cumbria | 89 | 8·0 |
| Derbyshire | 179 | 10·1 |
| Devon and Cornwall | 278 | 10·0 |
| Dorset | 114 | 9·5 |
| Durham | 83 | 6·4 |
| Dyfed Powys | 82 | 8·8 |
| Essex | 236 | 8·7 |
| Gloucestershire | 103 | 8·9 |
| Greater Manchester | 812 | 12·0 |
| Gwent | 71 | 7·3 |
| Hampshire | 254 | 8·2 |
| Hertfordshire | 177 | 11·2 |
| Humberside | 154 | 7·8 |
| Kent | 301 | 10·5 |
| Lancashire | 263 | 8·4 |
| Leicestershire | 178 | 10·4 |
| Lincolnshire | 93 | 7·9 |
| Merseyside | 531 | 11·5 |
| Norfolk | 99 | 7·5 |
| Northamptonshire | 99 | 9·5 |
| Northumbria | 260 | 7·6 |
| North Wales | 112 | 8·7 |
Police Force
| Number of women police officers on 31 March 1987
| Percentage of actual strength
|
| North Yorkshire | 105 | 7·8 |
| Nottinghamshire | 158 | 7·1 |
| South Wales | 203 | 6·5 |
| South Yorkshire | 279 | 9·7 |
| Staffordshire | 239 | 11·3 |
| Suffolk | 108 | 9·3 |
| Surrey | 181 | 11·2 |
| Sussex | 261 | 9·2 |
| Thames Valley | 351 | 10·3 |
| Warwickshire | 87 | 9·0 |
| West Mercia | 224 | 11·6 |
| West Midlands | 909 | 13·7 |
| West Yorkshire | 484 | 9·4 |
| Wiltshire | 89 | 8·5 |
| City of London | 86 | 11·2 |
| Metropolitan | 2,655 | 9·9 |
| Total | 11,795 | 9·8 |