HC Deb 25 April 1996 vol 276 c262W
27. Ms Coffey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department by how much he plans to increase the revenue finance for police forces in England and Wales in each of the next three years in order to increase by 5,000 the number of police officers. [25065]

Mr. Maclean

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given earlier to the hon. Member for Bootle, (Mr. Benton).