§ Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to how many police officers have(a) applied for a transfer from the Metropolitan police to provincial forces since 1 January and (b) had their applications approved; and what were the comparable figures for the year ended 31 December 1988.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI understand from the commissioner that of the 201 applications for transfer received since 1 January 1989, five had been accepted by 10 March. In 1988, 464 applications were received, of which 92 had been accepted by 31 December, and a further 82 have been accepted since.