HC Deb 10 November 1921 vol 148 cc667-8W
Major GLYN

asked the Home Secretary what is the present cost of the Metropolitan Police and the police forces throughout the country, other than pensions, for the present financial year compared with the cost for 1914 and 1910; and what is the difference in the establishment of the police forces, both Metropolitan and otherwise, for the same period?

Mr. SHORTT

The figures are as follow:

(1) Cost (excluding pensions):

— 1910–11. 1913–14.* 1921–22.(estimated).
£ £ £
Metropolitan 2,000,621 2,216,282 6,849,468
Other Forces in England and Wales. 3,462,276 3,960,866 12,141,084
£ 5,462,897 6,177,148 18,990,552

(2) Authorised establishment on 29th September:

— 1910. 1913.* 1921.
Metropolitan 17,400 19,000 19,307
Other Forces in England and Wales. 32,260 35,552 37,601
Total 49,660 54,552 56,908
* Figures of cost for 1914–15 are not available. The figures for the year ending 31st March, 1914, are therefore given, and, to correspond with these, the authorised establishment on 29th September, 1913.

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