§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many RUC officers were absent on the grounds of illness on average in each month since 1 April 1998 to the latest date for which figures are available. [150296]
§ Mr. IngramThe following table provides the information requested.
Average number of RUC and RUCR absent through illness April 1998–2001 Month Number 1998 April 824 May 733 June 730 July 681 August 807 September 903 October 931 November 945 December 926 1999 January 1,021 February 1,040 March 1,000 April 929 May 878 June 872 July 831 August 979 September 1,053 October 1,188 November 1,147 December 1,141 2000 January 1,158 February 1,070 March 1,001 April 965 May 956 June 956 July 917 August 1,052 September 1,128 October 1,176 November 1,217 December 1,197 2001 January 1,244
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the actual strength of the RUC/RUCR in each month since 1 April 1998. [150295]
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§ Mr. IngramThe table provides the information requested.
Actual strength of RUC Regulars and Reserve, April 1998 to February 2001 Regulars FTR PTR Total 1989–99 April 8,484 2,963 1,290 12,727 May 8,464 2,990 1,282 12,736 June 8,509 2,950 1,277 12,736 July 8,491 2,938 1,269 12,698 August 8,467 2,929 1,268 12,664 September 8,446 2,980 1,255 12,681 October 8,485 2,949 1,245 12,679 November 8,470 2,944 1,244 12,658 December 8,456 2,936 1,238 12,630 January 8,531 2,884 1,230 12,645 February 8,520 2,874 1,226 12,620 March 8,496 2,862 1,217 12,575 1999–2000 April 8,471 2,858 1,212 12,541 May 8,455 2,850 1,209 12,514 June 8,490 2,823 1,204 12,517 July 8,479 2,813 1,200 12,492 August 8,514 2,775 1,194 12,483 September 8,501 2,762 1,188 12,451 October 8,488 2,753 1,181 12,422 November 8,455 2,727 1,176 12,358 December 8,445 2,719 1,174 12,338 January 8,423 2,708 1,169 12,300 February 8,413 2,698 1,157 12,268 March 8,393 2,688 1,152 12,233 2000–01 April 8,415 2,668 1,145 12,228 May 8,393 2,654 1,140 12,187 June 8,374 2,643 1,137 12,154 July 8,352 2,623 1,131 12,106 August 8,337 2,606 1,121 12,084 September 8,318 2,593 1,118 12,029 October 8,303 2,579 1,112 11,994 November 8,245 2,567 1,106 11,918 December 8,268 2,555 1,097 11,920 January 8,038 2,530 1,089 11,657 February 7,896 2,521 1,089 11,506 March — — — —