§ Mr. ViggersTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions his Department 213W has had with Gosport borough council concerning the possible use of the Daedalus site as an accommodation centre for political asylum claimants. [107682]
§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 7 April 2003]: I met the Leader and Chief Executive of Gosport borough council on 20 March. There have been four further meetings between representatives of my Department and Gosport borough council since February.
Force 31 March 1997 31 March 1998 31 March 1999 31 March 2000 31 March 2001 31 March 2002 30 September 2002 Avon and Somerset 490 493 493 507 501 488 476 Bedfordshire 499 509 530 541 543 529 522 Cambridgeshire 533 545 559 582 559 536 508 Cheshire 478 480 474 489 491 478 474 Cleveland 383 376 393 396 395 381 364 Cumbria 429 422 437 455 470 446 439 Derbyshire 535 543 549 546 534 529 486 Devon and Cornwall 538 521 537 549 535 520 502 Dorset 529 521 538 529 511 506 495 Durham 416 401 388 390 380 376 358 Essex1 509 517 527 547 558 553 541 Gloucestershire 488 504 507 500 479 478 482 Greater Manchester 373 371 378 379 373 358 338 Hampshire 505 502 507 518 518 513 495 Hertfordshire1 488 496 506 497 543 576 544 Humberside 435 439 448 457 460 428 411 Kent 476 479 489 491 478 476 460 Lancashire 439 437 439 449 438 433 419 Leicestershire 474 468 466 466 460 447 443 Lincolnshire 511 517 544 559 523 529 534 City of London2 Merseyside 337 337 336 345 344 340 331 Metropolitan Police1 272 281 284 293 285 273 260 Norfolk 540 544 567 572 561 548 539 Northamptonshire 509 517 537 551 537 516 525 Northumbria 391 381 372 376 368 360 345 North Yorkshire 546 537 552 578 573 532 535 Nottinghamshire 444 444 464 468 454 443 424 South Yorkshire 413 410 412 412 407 407 394 Staffordshire 478 461 474 489 498 497 483 Suffolk 557 558 560 586 596 565 545 Surrey1 479 483 472 441 522 543 533 Sussex 474 491 522 531 531 526 510 Thames valley 554 547 557 561 571 566 546 Warwickshire 539 542 555 563 548 526 503 West Mercia 546 556 556 602 585 568 566 West Midlands 371 369 359 365 354 341 325 West Yorkshire 404 409 424 438 439 434 416 Wiltshire 512 513 521 542 545 530 526 Dyfed Powys 472 476 466 461 456 426 427 Gwent 364 451 447 441 437 418 416 North Wales 481 470 472 469 455 438 443 South Wales 447 413 415 424 394 387 380 Total of 43 forces 414 417 422 430 427 416 402 Total including secondments 408 410 414 422 419 409 396 1 These forces have been affected by the boundary changes which took place in April 2000. 2 The population per police officer for City of London is included in the Metropolitan Police.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received about the Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations. [107786]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthThe Police Pension (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003, which came into force on 1 April, amended certain provisions in the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 in order to underpin the new procedures agreed by the Police Negotiating Board on 30 January for the fairer and more consistent management of ill-health retirement. We consulted the Police Negotiating Board on the draft amendment