§ 25. Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers are currently on the beat in the metropolis; at what cost to public funds; what were the figures in May 1979 in real terms; and if he will make a statement. [1380]
§ Mr. MacleanI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that, at the end of July 1995, there were 12,055 police officers on patrol in the Metropolitan police district—6,002 of these were assigned to foot patrol duties. The cost of this function is £502,482,000 per annum—£246,216,000 for foot patrol officers.
Comparable figures are not available for 1979.