HC Deb 27 January 2000 vol 343 cc248-9W
Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the total number of police officers in(a) Essex and (b) Southend in (i) 1995, (ii) 1996, (iii) 1997, (iv) 1998 and (v) 1999. [107270]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The information available is set out in the table. The data about the number of officers in the Southend Division have been provided by the Chief Constable of Essex. The force is not able to provide figures for 1995 and 1996.

Essex police and Southend division police numbers—1995 to 1999
Year 1 Essex police H Division, Southend
1995 2,921 n/a
1996 2,884 n/a
1997 2,961 319
1998 2,929 320
1999 2,891 304
1 As at 31 March