HC Deb 18 February 1997 vol 290 c525W
Mr. Sutcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the number of police officers per thousand people in each of the last two years in West Yorkshire. [16042]

Mr. Maclean

The information, based on police strengths as at 30 September and the latest population figure (June 1995), is as follows:

Police officers per 1,000 of population
1995 2.43
1996 2.45