§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of police officers per 100,000 population each year since 1979 for(a) the Metropolitan police, (b) Hampshire, (c) Manchester and (d) Essex.
§ Mr. MacleanInformation on ratios of police officers to population levels are contained in the appendices to the annual reports of Her Majesty's chief inspector of constabulary, copies of which are in the Library.