§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the west midlands as to the number of hours of overtime worked, together with the annual costs, for each year since 1978 within H Division (Walsall) of the West Midlands police authority.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI understand from the chief constable of the west midlands that the information for each of the financial years 1978–79 to 1985–86 is as follows:
Financial year Number of hours of overtime worked Annual cost approximate 1978–79 73,330 1n.a. 1979–80 79,754 1n.a. 1980–81 77,705 370,000 1981–82 60,410 320,000 1982–83 49,721 300,000 1983–84 250,761 330,000 1984–85 345,119 320,000 1985–86 47,149 350,000 1986–87 439,250 310,000 1 Not available. 2 Does not include overtime in connection with policing the miners' dispute. 3 Does not include overtime in connection with the Handsworth disturbance. 4 Does not include overtime in connection with the Wolverhampton disturbance.