HC Deb 13 March 2000 vol 346 cc91-4W
Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was(a) the recruitment intake target for and (b) the actual number of joiners to the Metropolitan Police Service on the intake start dates, (i) 2 May 1999, (ii) 6 June 1999, (iii) 11 July 1999, (iv) 15 August 1999, (v) 19 September 1999, (vi) 24 October 1999, (vii) 28 November 1999 and (viii) 4 January 1999; and what are the latest intake start dates for which figures are available. [114375]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The information requested is in the table, provided by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

Intake start date (a) Recruitment intake target (b) Actual number of joiners
(i) 2 May 1999 130 145
(ii) 6 June 1999 130 86
(iii) 11 July 1999 130 90
(iv) 15 August 1999 130 110
(v) 19 September 1999 130 103
(vi) 24 October 1999 130 87
(vii) 28 November 1999 130 94
(viii) 4 January 2000 130 101
7 February 2000 130 57

Note:

The provisional intake targets are outlined at the beginning of each financial year. This takes into account anticipated wastage and the desire to maintain officer numbers. The 1999–2000 recruitment target was 1,300 officers (i.e. 130 per intake).

The Commissioner tells me that a final intake for 1999–2000 is planned to start on 13 March with 75 recruits.

Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many officers left the Metropolitan Police Service in(a) the first and (b) the second year of service in (i) 1996, (ii) 1997, (iii) 1998 and (iv) 1999. [114374]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The information requested is in the table, provided by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

(a) Officers leaving in the first year of service (b) Officers leaving in the second year of service
(i) 1996 45 28
(ii) 1997 50 29
(iii) 1998 128 30
(iv) 1999 152 30

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were(a) the police establishment numbers and (b) the actual police numbers in the London Borough of Southwark, on 1 April in each year from 1980. [113823]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The practice of setting establishment numbers for police forces in England and Wales ended in 1994–95. The Commissioner of Police

1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–20001
Camberwell 80,902 133,860 83,907 153,123 73,096 27,604
Walworth 347,834 167,662 201,727 174,155 177,345 109,987
Peckham 225,157 324,641 278,532 315,916 264,646 112,740
Rotherhithe 178,522 409,652 63,455 48,877 89,139 28,548
Southwark 392,504 248,290 269,820 245,814 215,681 57,935
Tower Bridge 153,141 218,268 76,731 76,161 51,713 19,602
East Dulwich 144,413 107,658 129,629 185,580 156,632 71,904
1 Expenditure only up to November 1999

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost of capital works to(a) Rotherhithe, (b) Tower Bridge, (c) Southwark, (d) Walworth, (e) Camberwell, (f) Peckham and (g) East Dulwich police stations, in each year from 1990–91 to 1999–2000. [113821]

Police station capital expenditure 1999–91 to 1999–2000
Year Camberwell Walworth Peckham Rotherhithe Southwark Tower Bridge East Dulwich
1991–92 61,000
1992–93 10,000 2,400,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
1993–94 2,052,000 4,701 7,147
1994–95 6,192 715 3,744 138,021 16,625 730
1995–96 1,600 15,295 50,005 1,637 29,934 1,541
1996–97 4,991 1,287
1997–98 9,325 15,274 600 41,489 3,582
1998–99 61,000 2,496 96 1,116,975
1999–2000 307,000 1,513,161

of the Metropolis tells me that information about police establishment numbers at borough level is not available, nor is information about actual police numbers in the years 1980–89. Actual police numbers as at 31 December in each year from 1990 are in the table:

Year Strength
31 December 1990 902
31 December 1991 886
31 December 1992 816.65
31 December 1993 849.78
31 December 1994 871.47
31 December 1995 902.86
31 December 1996 878.16
31 December 1997 860.51
31 December 1998 876.43
31 December 1999 851.8

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of state for the Home Department what was the revenue cost of(a) Rotherhithe, (b) Tower Bridge, (c) Southwark, (d) Walworth, (e) Camberwell, (f) Peckham and (g) East Dulwich police stations in each year for the years 1990–1991 to 1999–2000. [113822]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District tells me that the information requested for the financial year 1994–95 is not held centrally. Figures for 1994–95 onwards are in the table:

Mr. Charles Clarke

The Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District tells me that the information requested is not available for the financial year 1990–91. Figures for 1991–92 to 1999–2000 are shown in the table.

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