§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list, for each year of the last 10 years, the number of police officers in the Metropolitan police area per head of population and the actual numbers used in the calculation.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information is as follows:
Population Establishment Ratio 1982 7,329,000 26,615 1:275 1983 7,214,000 26,915 1:268 1984 7,200,000 27,115 1:266 1985 7,202,000 27,165 1:265 1986 7,241,000 27,515 1:263 1987 7,247,000 27,815 1:261 1988 7,237,000 28,115 1:257 1989 7,201,000 28,415 1:253 1990 7,223,000 28,423 1:254 1991 7,260,000 28,439 1:255 1992 7,284,000 28,680 1:254