§ Mr. Wellbelovedasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of serving police officers in each of the Metropolitan and county police forces in England and Wales who are due to retire from the police services in each of the years 1971 to 1975.
§ Mr. SharplesInformation for each force separately about the number of serving police officers who will reach normal compulsory retirement age in each of the next five years is not readily available. Following are the estimated figures for England and Wales as a whole:
Year Number 1971 280 1972 400 1973 600 1974 900 1975 1,600