HC Deb 28 March 1905 vol 143 cc1376-7
MR. FISON (Yorkshire, W.R., (Doncaster)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total number of Metropolitan police, including pensioners, available for immediate duty; and how many assaults were committed against policemen in London during 1903 and 1904.

*MR. AKERS-DOUGLAS

The strength of the Metropolitan Police Force is 16,877. Pensioners are not liable for any duty. During the year 1903, 2,683 assaults were committed against Metropolitan policemen, while the number so committed during 1904 was 2,749.