§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the average hours worked by police officers in the Metropolitan Police and the police in the rest of England and Wales over the past 20 years.
§ Mr. BrittanThis information is not held centrally, but surveys undertaken by the Police Council and this year by the police negotiating board established that the average weekly hours worked by uniformed police constables were as follows:
Year Metropolitan Police Other forces in England and Wales 1974 47.7 42.9 1976 49.4 42.5 1977 50.4 42.1 1979 46.8 42.7