Police (Wales)

Mr. Fraser
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were employed by each of the four Welsh police forces in each year since 1979. [11199]

Mr. Michael
[holding answer 29 July 1997]: The information is set out in the table: -------------
|Year       |
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|As at March|
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|1979       |
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|1980       |
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|1981       |
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|1982       |
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|1983       |
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|1984       |
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|1985       |
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|1986       |
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|1987       |
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|1988       |
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|1989       |
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|1990       |
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|1991       |
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|1992       |
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|1993       |
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|1994       |
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|1995       |
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|1996       |
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|1997       |
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