HC Deb 25 January 1989 vol 145 cc589-90W
Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis of the total hours worked by police officers at Heathrow airport in each month from April to October 1988.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

I understand from the commissioner that the information is as follows:

Hours
April 64,069
May 65,996
June 64,483
July 64,917
August 61,673
September 60,900
October 65,553

Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis on the number of hours worked by police officers at Heathrow airport in each week from 31 October 1988 to 22 January 1989 or to the latest date for which information is available; what is the average number of hours expected to be worked by officers at Heathrow in each week until 31 March 1989; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

I understand from the commissioner that the information is as follows:

Hours
31 October 1988 to 6 November 1988 15,485
7 November 1988 to 13 November 1988 15,389
14 November 1988 to 20 November 1988 15,682
21 November 1988 to 27 November 1988 15,489
28 November 1988 to 4 December 1988 16,539
Hours
5 December 1988 to 11 December 1988 16,032
12 December 1988 to 18 December 1988 14,863
19 December 1988 to 25 December 1988 14,765
26 December 1988 to 1 January 1989 11,024
2 January 1989 to 8 January 1989 14,016
9 January 1989 to 15 January 1989 15,361

The average number of hours worked each week until 31 March is expected to be about 15,400.