§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) recruitments to, (b) retirements from, (c) resignations from and (d) applications to join the Metropolitan Police there were in each month from January to October. [56241]
§ Kate HoeyThe Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police provided the information requested, as follows:
1998 (a) Recruits (b) Retirements (c) Resignations (d) Applications to join January 98 98 19 438 February 75 68 25 623 March 3 123 18 757 April 1 67 31 315 May 159 94 30 269 June 160 80 35 768 July 186 126 28 704 August 184 127 32 554 September to 22 October 176 107 27 411 inclusive — 62 11 319 Total 1,042 952 256 5,158