HC Deb 07 December 1999 vol 340 c500W
Mr. Field

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers served in Merseyside Police for each year since 1994 to date; and what is the current number of serving officers. [101038]

Mr. Charles Clarke

Information on police numbers is collected twice a year (March and September). The figures for September 1999 are not yet available. The information requested for each year since 1994 is set out in the table.

Year (as at 31 March) Police officer numbers
1994 4,693
1995 4,659
1996 4,411
1997 4,230
1998 4,216
1999 4,211