§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officer work days are lost in each year since 1987 in each police authority(a) due to injuries incurred on duty and (b) other sickness.
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§ Mr. Charles WardleFigures relating to the total number of days absent from duty due to sickness as a result of assault on duty, and other sickness, are published each year in the annual report of Her Majesty's inspector
1990 1991 Force Days lost due to assault-related sick leave Total days sick leave not due to assaults Days lost due to assault-related sick leave Total days sick leave not due to assaults Avon and Somerset 1,402 31,116 840 30,357 Bedfordshire 582 13,788 831 12,719 Cambridgeshire 213 14,731 589 12,518 Cheshire 1,109 20,136 921 22,041 City of London 37 10,023 6 8,899 Cleveland 731 28,963 610 23,384 Cumbria 169 13,425 358 12,125 Derbyshire 648 19,323 1,135 23,358 Devon and Cornwall 865 27,202 986 28,131 Dorset 406 9,665 325 13,749 Durham 1,191 15,876 1,129 15,825 Dyfed Powys 622 10,325 223 10,801 Essex 629 36,518 454 32,540 Gloucestershire 259 11,790 338 13,148 Greater Manchester 3,708 99,694 3,618 86,936 Gwent 330 10,937 126 13,627 Hampshire 2,170 33,156 930 43,295 Hertfordshire 650 22,318 640 22,647 Humberside 895 27,059 856 20,096 Kent 542 29,459 190 20,324 Lancashire 1,371 52,507 2,422 47,516 Leicestershire 644 24,224 678 24,466 Lincolnshire 670 16,361 758 17,206 Merseyside 4,086 79,416 4,264 87,094 Metropolitan Police 792 360,689 1,669 320,907 Norfolk 381 17,688 157 15,314 North Wales 623 18,318 810 22,055 North Yorkshire 274 16,321 419 18,948 Northamptonshire 132 14,320 65 15,276 Northumbria 4,296 36,309 3,993 30,281 Nottinghamshire 1,302 28,236 1,081 26,879 South Wales 2,422 43,370 2,874 46,868 South Yorkshire 1,297 36,362 600 36,728 Staffordshire 1,120 32,816 1,096 34,892 Suffolk 443 9,331 333 8,649 Surrey 811 15,419 641 18,664 Sussex 1,026 30,164 1,708 38,921 Thames Valley 1,144 26,992 761 35,728 Warwickshire 438 12,357 275 13,874 West Mercia 487 24,936 405 25,873 West Midlands Not known 48,785 1,279 64,594 West Yorkshire 2,455 57,615 2,880 61,815 Wiltshire 456 10,285 400 9,293