§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many probation officers there have been in(a) Lancashire and (b) the north-west, in each year since 1997. [50636]
§ Beverley HughesThe information requested is given in the table.
Probation officers in post by area1 December 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Cheshire 96 106 114 104 122 Cumbria 65 62 69 71 68 Greater Manchester 488 472 487 492 469 Lancashire 219 215 244 252 271 Merseyside 276 278 286 291 285 North-west region 1,144 1,133 1,200 1,210 1,215 1 Whole-time equivalent. Includes senior probation officers, senior practitioners, temporary and trainee officers.