HC Deb 02 April 2003 vol 402 c759W
Mr. Dodds

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) full-time officers and (b) part-time officers there were in North Belfast on 1 July in each year since 1998. [105908]

Jane Kennedy

The following table shows the number of police officers serving in North Belfast on 1 July each year since 1998. CID Officers came under the control of respective District Commanders upon the establishment of District Command Units in 2001 therefore they are shown in addition to operational police officers.

Regular F/T reserves P/T reserves
1998 358 146 121
1999 346 142 119
2000 342 128 108
2001 345 (+32 CID) 124 103
2002 317 (+28 CID) 104 98
20031 324 (+29 CID) 85 91
1 Figure as at 14 March 2003