Written question asked by Sandra Gidley (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 22 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 April 2001. It was answered by Charles Clarke (Labour) on Thursday, 5 April 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) policemen and (b) police women there were in the Romsey constituency in (a) 1992, (b) 1997 and (c) 2001. - Inc table. (Holding answer 28 March 2001).

Answer: Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) policemen and (b) policewomen there were in the Romsey constituency in (a) 1992, (b) 1997 and (c) 2001. [155858] Mr. Charles Clarke: [holding answer 28 March 2001]: The Romsey section is covered by the Eastleigh division of the Hampshire constabulary. The force's records do not make it possible to provide information for 1992 for the Romsey section. The available information is set out in the table and has been provided by the chief constable. Eastleigh division Number of police officers _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Eastleigh divisional total Romsey section Year Male Female Male Female December 1992 96 20 {1}-- {1}-- March 1997 96 21 38 3 March 2001{2} 134 33 34 5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Not available {2} Boundary changes in April 2000 resulted in the extension of the Eastleigh division to include Hedge End and Netley

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