HC Deb 08 November 2001 vol 374 cc389-91W
Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance he gives to police authorities on the purchase and hire of road vehicles. [12911]

1999–2000 2000–01
Police force area Police

officer

 Civilian

staff

 Police

officer

 Civilian

staff
West Mercia 7 0 5 0
West Midlands 28 12 29 9
West Yorkshire 42 0 43 0
Wiltshire 3 0 4 0
England and Wales 616 55 560 84

(b) I am afraid that this information is not kept centrally and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, the recorded crime figures for fraud and forgery for all police forces in England and Wales between April 1996 and March 2001 are as follows:

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 6 November 2001]: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on 20 July 2001, Official Report, column 648W.

In 1996 the Police Information Technology Organisation placed a leasing Framework for police vehicles with two suppliers. These arrangements are due to run until July 2002.