§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the percentage change in full-time police officers in Oldham, West and Royton has been since 1997. [170953]
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§ Ms BlearsInformation on strength at Basic Command Unit (BCU) level is collected annually and reflects the position at the end of March. Information on BCU strength is only available from 2002.
Oldham, West and Royton are part of the Oldham BCU. Between March 2002 and March 2003 police strength for the Oldham BCU increased by 3.5 per cent. (from 423 to 438). The deployment of officers to BCUs is a matter for the Chief Constable (Michael Todd) and within the Oldham BCU deployment of officers is a matter for the Divisional Commander.
§ Mr. HendrickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the percentage change in(a) overall recorded crime, (b) recorded violent crime, (c) burglaries and (d) vehicle thefts in Preston has been since 1997. [169694]
§ Ms BlearsThe information requested is not available centrally.
Preston is a Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) area. Data at CDRP level has only been published from 1999–2000 onwards. Detailed statistics at CDRP level are available for 2002–03 on the new Home Office website: http://www.crimestatistics.org.uk.
§ Mr. HendrickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the percentage change in full-time police officers in Preston has been since 1997. [169698]
§ Ms BlearsInformation on strength at Basic Command Unit (BCU) level is collected annually and reflects the position at the end of March. Information on BCU strength is only available from 2002.
Preston is part of Lancashire Constabulary's Central BCU. Between March 2002 and March 2003 police strength for the Central BCU increased by 1.1 per cent. (from 381.4 to 385.7). The deployment of officers to BCUs is a matter for the Chief Constable (Paul Stephenson) and within the Central BCU deployment of officers is a matter for the Divisional Commander.
§ Mr. Neil TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department hove many police officers were employed in Wigan in(a) 1997 and (b) 2003. [169334]
§ Ms BlearsInformation on strength at Basic Command Unit (BCU) level is collected annually and reflects the position at the end of March. Information on BCU strength is only available from 2002.
In March 2002 there were 442.5 officers and in March 2003 there were 473.0 full time equivalent officers employed in the Wigan Basic Command Unit. The deployment of officers to 13CUs is a matter for the Chief Constable (Michael Todd) and within the Wigan BCU deployment of officers is a matter for the Divisional Commander.
§ Mr. Neil TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage change in(a) overall recorded crime, (b) recorded violent crime, (c) burglaries and (d) thefts in Wigan there has been since 1997. [169335]
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§ Ms BlearsThe information requested is not available centrally. Wigan is a Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) area. Data at CDRP level have only been published from 1999–2000 onwards. Detailed statistics at CDRP level are available for 2002–03 on the new Home Office website: http://www.crimestatistics.org.uk.
§ Mr. Neil TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many community safety officers are allocated by Greater Manchester Police to Wigan 'L' Division. [169340]
§ Ms BlearsAs of 1 April 2004 there were 32 community safety officers working in the Wigan 'L' Division of Greater Manchester Police.