HC Deb 18 July 2000 vol 354 c125W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many police there were in Wales in(a) May 1997 and (b) July 2000. [130981]

Mr. Paul Murphy

[holding answer 17 July 2000]: Figures are not held centrally for the months specified. At 31 March 1997, there were 6,593 police officers in Wales, and at 30 September 1999 there were 6,692 police officers.