§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many officers in the Metropolitan police force of the rank (a) inspector, (b) sergeant, (c) constable, resigned from the Metropolitan police in the years 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
§ Mr. Douglas Hogg[pursuant to his reply, 23 October 1986, c. 958]: I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the number of inspectors, sergeants and constables who resigned from the Metropolitan police (including officers who resigned on transfer to other forces and those required to resign) from 1980 to 1985 is as follows:
Inspectors Sergeants Constables 1980 2 29 783 1981 3 18 835 1982 3 16 744 1983 2 17 585 1984 1 15 458 1985 0 22 508