Written question asked by Michael John Foster (Labour) on Friday, 21 January 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 January 2000. It was answered by Charles Clarke (Labour) on Monday, 31 January 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers West Mercia Police Authority had in the Worcester Division, in each year from 1992 to date. - Includes table for 1997-2000.

Answer: Mr. Michael J. Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers West Mercia Police Authority had in the Worcester Division, in each year from 1992 to date. [107009] Mr. Charles Clarke: The available information, which is set out in the table, has been provided by the Chief Constable of West Mercia. It is not possible for the force to provide comparable information on police numbers at Divisional level for 1992 to 1996 because of force re-organisation in 1997. West Mercia Constabulary Worcester Division--police numbers, 1997 to 2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year{1} Number of police officers 1997 341 1998 341 1999 365 2000 347 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} As at 1 January

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