§ Ms. RichardsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what child care provision his Department provides for the pre-school age children of Home Office employees or after-school or holiday care for children aged five years or over; and whether he has any plans to increase provision.
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§ Mr. WaddingtonThe Home Office is making day nursery provision available, for payment, for children of its staff in Croydon with effect from 30 October and in Bootle from 5 November. Consideration is being given, with other Government Departments, to making similar provisions in central London. Holiday play scheme places have already been made available for the children of staff in Bootle, Croydon, Peterborough and Westminster.
Force Chief Con.1 Deputy Chief Con.3 Assistant Chief Con.3 Chief Supt. Supt. Chief Insp. Insp. Sgt. Const. Total male ranks Avon and Somerset 1 1 3 12 38 68 147 467 2,044 2,781 Bedfordshire 1 1 1 5 15 19 50 137 677 906 Cambridgeshire 1 1 1 5 12 24 59 190 770 1,063 Cheshire 1 1 2 6 23 31 104 267 1,207 1,642 Cleveland 1 1 2 7 19 25 87 229 943 1,314 Cumbria 1 1 1 7 19 24 69 189 738 1,049 Derbyshire 1 1 2 7 25 34 94 254 1,171 1,589 Devon and Cornwall 1 1 3 13 34 46 132 440 1,915 2,585 Dorset 1 1 1 6 16 23 69 189 834 1,140 Durham 1 1 2 5 17 28 75 208 926 1,263 Dyfed Powys 1 1 1 7 13 21 38 149 618 849 Essex 1 1 3 12 31 59 121 416 1,897 2,541 Gloucestershire 1 1 1 6 14 20 54 171 782 1,050 Greater Manchester 1 1 5 27 91 128 388 1,022 4,477 6,140 Gwent 1 1 1 5 14 17 46 152 668 905 Hampshire 1 1 3 11 35 51 127 476 2,132 2,837 Hertfordshire 1 1 2 9 23 30 90 244 1,025 1,425 Humberside 1 1 1 8 23 37 204 315 1,345 1,835 Kent 1 1 3 12 36 50 170 419 1,943 2,635 Lancashire l 1 3 13 40 72 158 507 2,059 2,854 Leicestershire 1 1 2 7 23 29 100 265 1,142 1,570 Lincolnshire 1 1 1 4 10 24 65 193 782 1,081 Merseyside 1 1 3 20 60 78 253 730 2,964 4,110 Norfolk 1 1 1 6 18 22 65 196 161 1,271 Northamptonshire 1 1 1 6 13 22 70 167 742 1,023 Northumbria 1 1 3 13 48 63 188 508 2,362 3,187 North Wales 1 1 1 7 24 27 66 206 863 1,196 North Yorkshire 1 1 2 7 17 26 75 206 926 1,261 Nottinghamshire 1 — 1 8 27 32 129 328 1,611 2,137 South Wales 1 1 3 14 42 64 178 525 2,028 2,586 South Yorkshire 1 1 3 11 40 43 156 437 1,954 2,646 Staffordshire 1 1 2 11 31 50 120 319 1,384 1,919 Suffolk 1 1 1 6 17 20 59 177 791 1,073 Surrey 1 1 2 7 23 24 94 246 1,048 1,446 Sussex 1 1 4 10 33 39 175 443 1,979 2,685 Thames Valley 1 1 3 12 35 46 174 485 2,476 3,233 Warwickshire 1 1 1 5 14 17 60 154 658 911 West Mercia 1 1 2 11 29 39 127 288 1,264 1,762 West Midlands 1 1 5 24 78 121 387 1,029 4,252 5,898 West Yorkshire 1 1 5 19 69 80 280 794 3,423 4,672 Wiltshire 1 1 1 6 16 23 58 180 739 1,025 City of London 1 1 1 6 11 20 53 117 491 701 Metropolitan 4 15 34 164 242 484 1,421 4,158 18,269 24,791 1 Includes ranks of assistant commissioner and above in Metropolitan police, and commissioner in the City of London police. 2 Includes deputy assistant commissioner in Metropolitan police and assistant commissioner in the City of London police. 3 Includes commanders in Metropolitan police and City of London police.
Force Chief Con1 Deputy Chief Con.2 Assistant Chief Con.3 Chief Supt. Supt. Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Con. Total Female Ranks Avon and Somerset — — — 1 — 1 4 14 268 288 Bedfordshire — — — — — — 4 8 129 141 Cambridgeshire — — — — — 2 — 5 115 122 Cheshire — — — — 1 2 2 22 191 218 Cleveland — — — — 1 1 8 7 131 148 Cumbria — — — — — — 1 4 115 120 Derbyshire — — — — 1 2 8 6 172 189 Devon and Cornwall — — — — — 1 3 14 264 282 Dorset — — — 1 1 — 3 7 134 146 Durham — — — 1 — 1 — 4 107 113 Dyfed Powys — — — — — — — 4 82 86 Essex — — — — 1 — 6 22 272 301