§ Mrs. Roeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many policemen have been retired from the beat in the Metropolitan area since April 1979.
§ Mr. HurdInformation in the form requested is not available but in the four years from 1 May 1979, 5,867 officers left the Metropolitan police force on retirement or for other reasons, of whom 4,708 were constables. During the same period, the net increase in the strength of the force was 4,308.