§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each police force in England and Wales the figures for(a) constable strength, (b) total police strength and (c) police civilian strength, full-time equivalent on 31 March (i) 1997, (ii) 1998 and (iii) 1999. [92548]
§ Kate HoeyThe information requested is set out in the table.
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As at 31 March 1997 As at 31 March 1998 As at 31 March 1999 Police force Civilian strength Constable strength Total police officer strength Civilian strength Constable strength Total police officer strength Civilian strength Constable strength Total police officer strength Dyfed Powys 322 756 1,005 341 749 1,002 341 769 1,026 Essex 1,199 2,269 2,961 1,252 2,264 2,928 1,273 2,215 2,891 Gloucestershire 435 872 1,133 423 861 1,104 504 859 1,104 Greater Manchester 2,612 5,342 6,922 2,661 5,415 6,949 2,623 5,307 6,810 Gwent 452 964 1,243 477 951 1,233 487 964 1,247 Hampshire 1,316 2,698 3,452 1,331 2,737 3,490 1,381 2,702 3,473 Hertfordshire 818 1,365 1,759 831 1,328 1,740 835 1,322 1,724 Humberside 718 1,582 2,045 789 1,565 2,021 840 1,520 1,974 Kent 1,384 2,554 3,260 1,470 2,548 3,251 1,582 2,505 3,201 Lancashire 1,126 2,492 3,247 1,143 2,504 3,257 1,198 2,468 3,245 Leicestershire 755 1,556 1,949 774 1,587 1,983 802 1,589 1,993 Lincolnshire 521 921 1,196 541 905 1,191 517 850 1,140 Merseyside 1,343 3,272 4,230 1,502 3,293 4,216 1,356 3,294 4,211 Metropolitan Police 13,493 20,671 26,677 12,432 20,156 26,094 11,257 20,093 26,073 Norfolk 603 1,133 1,432 646 1,115 1,430 648 1,060 1,381 Northamptonshire 554 931 1,177 577 925 1,169 587 895 1,137 Northumbria 1,365 2,885 3,677 1,362 2,961 3,769 1,443 3,019 3,840 North Wales 476 1,024 1,369 479 1,055 1,396 508 1,048 1,391 North Yorkshire 519 1,018 1,338 543 1,053 1,367 541 1,031 1,337 Nottinghamshire 1,003 1,822 2,323 987 1,831 2,323 1,039 1,733 2,225 South Wales 1,206 2,260 2,976 1,132 2,309 2,986 1,223 2,321 2,981 South Yorkshire 1,291 2,436 3,159 1,243 2,459 3,182 1,273 2,431 3,168 Staffordshire 763 1,684 2,211 866 1,782 2,292 1,004 1,723 2,238 Suffolk 522 922 1,180 583 927 1,186 594 935 1,190 Surrey 727 1,240 1,620 743 1,237 1,608 733 1,283 1,662 Sussex 1,149 2,374 3,085 1,185 2,321 2,996 1,393 2,183 2,847 Thames Valley 1,825 2,858 3,695 1,827 2,937 3,776 1,799 2,904 3,748 Warwickshire 376 708 926 398 724 924 406 714 908 West Mercia 942 1,563 2,040 975 1,553 2,010 975 1,562 2,025 West Midlands 2,739 5,636 7,113 2,817 5,731 7,156 2,652 5,908 7,321 West Yorkshire 2,234 4,106 5,209 2,304 4,069 5,155 2,216 3,931 4,982 Wiltshire 475 881 1,154 519 888 1,156 555 880 1,151 Total all forces 53,011 96,914 125,051 52,975 97,072 124,756 52,465 96,150 123,841 Note:
Full-time equivalents
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