§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to publish the figures for(a) the number of police officers per police force and in total on 30 September, (b) the change in the number of police officers per force and in total between September 1998 and September 1999 and (c) the change in the number of police officers per force and in total between March 1997 and September 1999; and if he will make a statement. [102669]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeInformation on the numbers of police officers in England and Wales as at 30 September 1999 is not yet available. We hope to release the information requested in January, once the data for September 1999 are complete and have been validated.