Police Officers

Sir Robert Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many police officers there were (a) in each force and (b) in total on the last date for which figures are available. [80105]

Mr. McLeish
The information is shown in the table.-----------------------
|                     |
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|Central              |
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|Dumfries and Gallowal|
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|Fife                 |
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|Grampian             |
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|Lothian and Borders  |
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|Northern             |
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|Strathclyde          |
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|Tayside              |
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|Total                |
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From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.