HC Deb 14 January 1993 vol 216 c795W
18. Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police are available for duty on the beat in(a) West Yorkshire and (b) the Pudsey division.

Mr. Charles Wardle

I understand from the chief constable that a total of 2,834 officers out of the present force establishment are available for patrol duties. The corresponding figure for the Pudsey sub-division is 128.