HC Deb 17 May 2000 vol 350 cc172-3W
Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the average daily number of Metropolitan police vehicles off the road for repairs in each month of this year; and if he will make a statement. [122362]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis informs me that the average daily number of vehicles off the road for repairs in each month of this year was as follows: January—532; February—427; March—405; and April—864.

Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vehicles the Metropolitan police had in(a) March 1997 and (b) March 2000. [122363]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis informs me that in March 1997 there were 4,160 vehicles; in March 2000 there were 3,991.