HC Deb 30 March 1998 vol 309 c391W
30. Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what money he has made available for the recruitment of extra police constables in Essex in 1997–98. [35183]

Mr. Michael

For 1997/98, Essex Police received £1.1 million in what was described by the previous Government as funding for extra officers. In fact, Ministers have no direct control over police numbers. Legislation passed by the previous Government in 1994 left it to individual chief constables to determine the number of officers in their force.