§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers are estimated to be on the beat full-time in the metropolitan area and at what cost to public funds; what were the figures(a) five and (b) 10 years previously; and if he will make a statement. [18719]
§ Mr. MacleanI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that in January 1995 there were 11,739 police officers on patrol in the Metropolitan police district—5,839 of these were assigned to foot patrol duties. The cost of this function is £485,115,000 per annum—£237,706,000 per annum for foot patrol officers.
Comparable figures are not available for the earlier years requested.