HC Deb 28 February 2000 vol 345 c126W
Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many public relations and/or marketing consultants were engaged by each police force in 1997, 1998 and 1999; [111511]

(2) if he will estimate the number of police officers who currently spend more than 90 per cent. of their working time collating and producing statistics; [111453]

(3) how many press officers were employed in each police force area in 1997, 1998 and 1999. [111512]

Mr. Charles Clarke

This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.