§ Mr. Norman Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will set out the average number of hours of overtime worked by constables in (a) the Metropolitan Police, (b) the West Midland Police and (c) the Nottinghamshire Police in the last available 12-month period, distinguishing between the uniformed branch and the CID.
§ Dr. SummerskillI regret that comparable figures for the three forces are not available and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost. However, I am able to tell the hon. Member that since May of this year the average overtime worked by uniformed police constables in the Metropolitan Police was8W nine hours; detective constables over the same period worked on average 18 hours' overtime. In the West Midlands Constabulary the average overtime worked from 1st April 1975 to 31st March 1976 by all ranks up to and including chief inspector was about six and a half hours; separate figures for constables are not available. In the Nottinghamshire Constabulary from 1st November 1975 to 31st October 1976, uniformed police constables worked on average 1.53 hours overtime and detective constables 4.67 hours.