HC Deb 04 July 2001 vol 371 c201W
Miss McIntosh

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers there were in North Yorkshire on(a) 1 May 1997, (b) 1 May 1998, (c) 1 May 1999, (d) 1 May 2000, (e) 1 May 2001, (f) projected figures for 1 May 2002 and (g) 1 May 2003. [35]

Mr. Denham

Police numbers are normally reported half-yearly, for 30 September and 31 March. Figures for North Yorkshire from 31 March 1997 to 31 March 2001, the most recent figures available, are given in the table.

Number
31 March 1997 1,338
31 March 1998 1,367
31 March 1999 1,337
31 March 2000 1,283
31 March 2001 1,305

North Yorkshire police estimate that officer numbers will reach 1,420 by March 2002. The force has no projections for the following year.