HC Deb 04 October 2001 vol 372 c798W
Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what targets he has set for the total size of the police force in England for each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement. [5691]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 20 July 2001]On the basis of force projections, we expect police strength to reach record numbers by March 2003 (more than 128,300) and at least 130,000 officers by March 2004.