HC Deb 10 January 1996 vol 269 cc219-20W
Mr. Tredinnick

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers there were in post in Leicester in each year since 1993; and how many are proposed for 1996–97. [8207]

Mr. Maclean

[holding answer 9 January 1996]: The strength of the Leicestershire constabulary was as follows:

  • 31 December 1993: 1,838
  • 31 December 1994: 1,838
  • 30 September 1995: 1,860.

It is for the police authority and the chief constable to determine the strength of the force in 1996–97.