§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many extra police officers have been recruited in(a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire since May 1997. [2021]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 3 July 2001]I am informed by the chief constable that between 1997–98 and 2000–01 453 officers were recruited for the force as a whole, including 33 for the Southern Division of which 11 were deployed to Chorley.
Lancashire Constabulary—number of recruits 1997–98 to 2000–01 Year Chorley Lancashire Constabulary 1997–98 2 135 1998–99 4 55 1999–2000 1 99 2000–011 4 164 1 Of the 164 officers recruited in 2000–01, 83 were Crime Fighting Fund recruits.