§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were available in(a) the South Yorkshire police authority area and (b) by each division for beat duties in 1993; what are the projected figures for the current year; and what are the comparable figures for those allocated to desk duties.
§ Mr. Charles WardleAt the end of 1993, 1,694 officers were deployed to beat duties in the South Yorkshire police area as a whole. Information is not held centrally on deployments at divisional level, or on projected deployments. Data held on other police activities do not distinguish the proportion allocated to desk duties.