§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the police officer strengths were for Lancashire on(a) 31 March 1997, (b) 30 September 1997, (c) 31 March 1998, (d) 30 September 1998, (e) 31 March 1999, (f) 30 September 1999, (g) 31 March 2000 and (h) 30 September 2000; and how many officers were on (i) sick leave and (ii) light duties on these dates. [145025]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeInformation on police numbers is set out in the table. Information on the number of officers on sick leave for the same periods have been provided by the Chief Constable who has also informed me that she is unable to provide information on the number of officers on light duties as it is not centrally recorded on force records.
Year/month Police numbers Number of officers on sick leave 31 March 1997 3,248 106 30 September 1997 3,281 169 31 March 1998 3,257 175 30 September 1998 3,245 126 31 March 1999 3,245 173 30 September 1999 3,221 164 31 March 2000 3,179 178 30 September 2000 3,215 174