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Police

Mr. Ashdown: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the real terms change in police budgets in each English county and Metropolitan area for each year from 1990-91 to 2001-02; if he will provide estimates on the same basis excluding moneys needed to fund annual increases in police pensions; and if he will make a statement. [105097]

Mr. Boateng: The information available, which has been compiled from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy's Police Statistics, is set out in the tables. Police authority budgets for 2001-02 have not been set. Information on net police pensions expenditure for 1990-91 to 1992-93 is not readily available.

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Table 1: Police force net expenditure, and percentage change in real terms, 1990-91 to 1999-2000

	1990-91		1991-92		1992-93		1993-94		1994-95
	£000	(+/-%)	£000	(+/-%)	£000	(+/-%)	£000	(+/-%)	£000	(+/-%)
Avon and Somerset	107,282	2.9	116,004	1.8	127,928	6.7	134,323	2.3	141,283	3.7
Bedfordshire	36,053	3.1	40,027	4.5	45,036	8.9	48,666	5.3	51,514	4.4
Cambridgeshire	43,173	3.1	48,001	4.7	51,126	3.1	56,974	8.6	58,650	1.5
Cheshire	63,620	-0.2	68,496	1.4	74,058	4.7	80,026	5.3	82,804	2.0
City of London	38,288	-0.3	41,919	3.1	45,151	4.3	51,111	10.3	52,365	1.0
Cleveland	52,889	3.2	58,690	4.5	62,269	2.7	66,289	3.7	69,007	2.6
Cumbria	41,312	5.1	46,548	6.1	50,736	5.5	51,699	-0.7	54,281	3.5
Derbyshire	62,086	-3.3	66,686	1.1	76,554	11.1	78,976	0.5	84,362	5.3
Devon and Cornwall	107,378	4.8	119,619	4.9	129,634	4.9	137,578	3.4	140,830	0.9
Dorset	50,150	6.6	54,239	1.8	57,639	2.9	59,345	0.3	66,285	10.1
Durham	45,673	2.2	49,517	2.1	53,853	5.3	57,825	4.6	59,237	1.0
Dyfed-Powys	32,504	0.6	36,366	5.3	40,189	7.0	42,315	2.6	45,595	6.2
Essex	106,902	7.3	119,118	4.9	129,559	5.3	137,043	3.0	n/a	n/a
Gloucestershire	41,526	5.1	46,370	5.1	49,361	3.0	51,549	1.7	55,180	5.5
Greater Manchester	236,520	1.6	256,562	2.1	281,761	6.3	304,622	5.3	320,931	3.9
Gwent	34,595	5.4	38,270	4.2	40,642	2.8	42,609	2.1	44,148	2.2
Hampshire	114,172	4.3	127,841	5.4	142,133	7.6	146,790	0.6	155,257	4.3
Hertfordshire	59,681	5.4	63,633	0.4	70,029	6.5	74,029	3.0	84,435	12.5
Humberside	71,151	2.5	78,591	4.0	86,795	6.9	90,194	1.2	92,365	1.0
Kent	107,675	2.1	128,118	12.0	136,307	3.0	142,749	2.0	153,757	6.2
Lancashire	114,195	5.4	127,076	4.8	132,092	0.6	142,518	5.1	145,181	0.4
Leicestershire	63,597	1.9	70,562	4.5	75,262	3.2	78,201	1.2	81,166	2.3
Lincolnshire	43,025	5.2	48,704	6.6	53,039	5.4	55,698	2.3	n/a	n/a
Merseyside	165,167	2.1	182,680	4.1	193,410	2.5	207,713	4.6	215,461	2.3
Metropolitan Police	1,273,265	9.6	1,420,575	5.1	1,513,654	3.1	1,552,791	-0.1	1,588,001	0.8
Norfolk	49,106	5.2	56,134	7.6	60,658	4.6	64,086	2.9	68,546	5.5
Northamptonshire	41,997	2.5	47,081	5.6	52,575	8.1	55,136	2.2	60,306	7.8
Northumbria	124,873	3.0	139,999	5.6	145,882	0.9	160,045	6.9	175,837	8.3
North Wales	45,838	2.4	51,608	6.0	57,140	7.2	59,818	2.0	62,647	3.3
North Yorkshire	48,995	2.5	53,161	2.2	60,123	9.5	63,477	2.8	63,772	-1.0
Nottinghamshire	79,305	5.8	85,209	1.2	92,856	5.5	98,755	3.6	106,195	6.0
South Wales	108,737	2.5	122,294	5.9	129,897	2.8	134,019	0.5	133,688	-1.7
South Yorkshire	101,200	3.9	108,676	1.1	122,395	9.0	129,441	3.0	137,623	4.8
Staffordshire	76,903	6.5	84,322	3.2	90,497	3.9	96,896	4.3	100,265	2.0
Suffolk	44,755	4.0	49,246	3.6	52,052	2.3	55,460	3.8	56,828	1.0
Surrey	59,126	3.1	64,426	2.6	71,426	7.3	75,322	2.7	84,371	10.4
Sussex	94,916	2.5	108,489	7.6	117,529	4.9	122,444	1.5	130,382	5.0
Thames Valley	146,950	12.5	156,072	0.0	165,443	2.6	179,632	5.8	192,080	5.4
Warwickshire	37,963	9.9	41,479	2.9	44,128	3.0	47,637	5.2	50,000	3.5
West Mercia	70,480	3.7	79,836	6.7	84,508	2.5	91,372	5.3	98,108	5.9
West Midlands	231,478	2.7	254,477	3.5	288,798	9.9	297,807	0.5	313,518	3.8
West Yorkshire	190,733	4.8	206,169	1.8	215,727	1.3	226,900	2.5	236,100	2.6
Wiltshire	41,547	6.9	46,907	6.3	51,912	7.1	54,252	-1.8	59,155	7.5

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	1995-96		1996-97		1997-98		1998-99		1999-2000
	£000	(+/-%)	£000	(+/-%)	£000	(+/-%)	£000	(+/-%)	£000	(+/-%)
Avon and Somerset	141,091	-2.9	152,087	4.4	152,673	-2.4	162,726	3.2	174,424	4.8
Bedfordshire	54,533	2.9	56,627	0.6	58,570	0.6	61,778	2.1	64,027	1.4
Cambridgeshire	61,003	1.1	65,024	3.3	68,681	2.7	73,432	3.5	75,363	0.4
Cheshire	87,315	2.5	94,177	4.5	104,005	7.4	107,093	-0.3	111,094	1.5
City of London	56,042	4.0	57,317	-0.9	57,893	-1.8	60,350	0.9	58,719	-4.8
Cleveland	68,558	-3.4	73,108	3.3	75,426	0.3	81,295	4.4	85,397	2.7
Cumbria	53,444	-4.3	56,856	3.1	61,709	5.6	62,532	-1.9	64,693	1.2
Derbyshire	86,015	-0.9	90,420	1.8	95,641	2.9	100,064	1.3	107,035	4.6
Devon and Cornwall	144,513	-0.3	150,392	0.8	155,435	0.5	166,330	3.6	173,649	2.1
Dorset	63,276	-7.2	67,831	3.9	69,727	0.0	73,117	1.5	77,749	4.0
Durham	62,432	2.4	68,035	5.6	75,166	7.5	74,673	-3.8	80,712	5.7
Dyfed-Powys	46,197	-1.5	47,869	0.4	50,952	3.5	50,040	-4.9	56,143	9.7
Essex	n/a	n/a	151,412	n/a	157,487	1.2	156,822	-3.6	171,590	7.0
Gloucestershire	53,977	-4.9	58,420	4.9	58,633	-2.4	62,862	3.8	65,933	2.6
Greater Manchester	331,304	0.3	341,170	-0.2	353,319	0.7	354,171	-2.9	387,256	6.9
Gwent	44,436	-2.2	57,742	25.9	64,598	8.8	67,655	1.4	71,414	3.2
Hampshire	163,193	2.2	172,845	2.6	180,791	1.7	186,661	0.0	196,955	3.2
Hertfordshire	87,825	1.1	88,863	-2.0	93,011	1.8	95,068	-1.0	102,361	5.3
Humberside	96,418	1.5	99,719	0.2	106,220	3.6	112,571	2.6	114,306	-0.7
Kent	155,223	-1.9	161,625	0.9	174,211	4.8	175,577	-2.4	186,225	3.7
Lancashire	152,225	1.9	161,865	3.0	169,275	1.7	177,310	1.4	182,679	0.8
Leicestershire	86,855	4.0	92,853	3.6	98,789	3.5	102,790	0.8	106,279	1.1
Lincolnshire	n/a	n/a	61,508	n/a	66,184	4.7	66,664	-2.5	69,970	2.6
Merseyside	220,007	-0.8	221,172	-2.6	224,327	-1.3	240,267	3.7	249,522	1.6
Metropolitan Police	1,639,392	0.3	1,683,181	-0.5	1,676,617	-3.1	1,716,425	-0.9	1,840,245	4.9
Norfolk	70,378	-0.2	75,547	4.0	80,222	3.3	80,543	-2.8	86,870	5.5
Northamptonshire	57,075	-8.0	59,252	0.6	64,605	6.1	67,057	0.5	70,432	2.7
Northumbria	178,820	-1.2	186,410	1.0	195,092	1.8	205,270	1.9	213,010	1.5
North Wales	65,933	2.3	68,266	0.3	70,920	1.0	72,481	-1.0	80,505	8.6
North Yorkshire	63,096	-3.8	67,042	2.9	71,840	4.2	75,344	1.6	78,085	1.4
Nottinghamshire	106,334	-2.7	113,591	3.5	120,556	3.2	127,018	2.0	130,173	0.2
South Wales	144,452	5.0	147,458	-1.1	159,411	5.1	160,938	-2.2	169,968	3.3
South Yorkshire	144,354	1.9	150,949	1.3	166,027	7.0	167,159	-2.5	173,933	1.8
Staffordshire	98,661	-4.4	107,832	5.9	110,264	-0.5	116,231	2.1	127,472	7.3
Suffolk	55,814	-4.5	60,963	5.8	63,676	1.6	66,096	0.5	70,538	4.4
Surrey	83,000	-4.4	85,345	-0.4	90,976	3.7	91,425	-2.7	100,375	7.4
Sussex	137,785	2.7	150,626	5.9	157,631	1.8	161,847	-0.6	165,804	0.2
Thames Valley	194,465	-1.6	201,397	0.3	210,333	1.6	209,675	-3.5	232,729	8.6
Warwickshire	47,760	-7.2	47,686	-3.3	51,003	4.0	52,015	-1.2	56,157	5.6
West Mercia	95,886	-5.0	102,078	3.1	107,788	2.7	113,755	2.2	116,490	0.2
West Midlands	331,075	2.6	337,992	-1.1	360,129	3.6	368,608	-0.9	380,971	1.1
West Yorkshire	238,801	-1.7	265,233	7.6	281,745	3.3	277,994	-4.4	288,865	1.6
Wiltshire	54,448	-10.5	59,993	6.7	58,535	-5.1	68,811	13.8	69,715	-0.9

Notes:

1990-91 to 1998-99--CIPFA Police Statistics Actuals

1999-2000--CIPFA Police Statistics Estimates

Real terms increases based on Treasury GDP Deflators published on 23 December 1999

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Table 2: Police force net expenditure 1993-94 to 1999-2000; percentage increase in real terms excluding pensions expenditure

	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000
Avon and Somerset	-1.4	3.7	-3.6	2.1	-4.0	5.5	2.1
Bedfordshire	5.6	1.6	2.1	-0.1	-1.6	0.9	0.2
Cambridgeshire	8.1	0.1	0.6	1.7	1.7	3.4	-1.8
Cheshire	4.4	2.3	-0.3	8.2	4.0	1.3	-2.0
City of London	9.6	-0.1	0.9	-0.2	-3.0	-5.3	-1.0
Cleveland	0.7	4.4	-3.5	3.0	1.4	1.1	-2.0
Cumbria	-1.2	3.0	-5.4	1.5	5.7	-4.2	0.7
Derbyshire	0.2	5.0	-4.1	1.7	2.0	2.8	1.1
Devon and Cornwall	1.4	1.3	-2.8	0.3	-0.5	3.1	0.9
Dorset	-0.2	9.2	-9.2	3.6	-2.0	1.5	1.5
Durham	1.8	2.8	2.5	4.9	1.6	2.9	5.1
Dyfed-Powys	0.0	6.7	-5.9	3.6	3.9	-5.8	8.4
Essex	3.0	n/a	n/a	0.0	-0.1	-5.2	7.1
Gloucestershire	1.3	5.8	-6.7	1.1	-1.8	3.4	1.6
Greater Manchester	4.1	3.2	-2.2	-1.0	-2.4	-1.9	5.0
Gwent	-1.3	1.5	0.5	23.7	6.5	3.6	1.2
Hampshire	-0.2	3.4	0.1	3.9	1.7	-0.6	1.2
Hertfordshire	2.7	12.3	1.1	-4.1	1.0	-0.6	1.0
Humberside	-1.4	2.1	-0.5	1.1	0.9	3.1	-2.4
Kent	1.9	6.9	-3.5	1.6	2.1	-2.2	1.1
Lancashire	2.3	1.7	0.3	1.9	1.4	3.0	-1.3
Leicestershire	0.6	0.5	3.9	5.3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lincolnshire	1.4	n/a	n/a	1.6	3.1	-3.1	0.1
Merseyside	3.1	1.6	-2.5	-5.2	-0.3	4.3	-0.2
Metropolitan Police	-0.8	-1.3	1.0	-1.6	-4.5	-2.3	4.1
Norfolk	1.6	3.6	-2.4	2.9	2.9	-1.5	3.6
North Wales	1.0	4.1	-0.1	-1.5	0.0	-1.8	7.6
North Yorkshire	-2.3	1.7	-3.1	2.0	3.8	2.5	-1.1
Northamptonshire	1.6	5.3	-7.5	0.6	2.7	2.2	0.9
Northumbria	6.0	8.4	-5.1	1.1	0.7	2.8	0.1
Nottinghamshire	1.9	5.6	-3.0	3.1	0.0	2.8	-0.7
South Wales	0.9	-4.8	2.5	-2.0	0.5	0.6	3.6
South Yorkshire	2.5	6.0	1.1	1.5	2.8	0.6	-0.6
Staffordshire	3.0	3.8	-4.3	2.5	-4.0	6.6	2.7
Suffolk	0.5	0.4	-7.2	5.5	1.5	0.6	3.1
Surrey	2.9	9.6	-5.1	-1.0	-0.9	0.2	7.1
Sussex	1.0	5.3	-0.6	5.4	1.1	-1.2	-2.6
Thames Valley Police	4.4	5.3	-3.3	0.0	0.0	-2.9	7.1
Warwickshire	2.7	2.3	-9.3	-1.6	-1.7	-0.2	3.1
West Mercia	4.0	3.6	-4.6	1.9	1.8	0.8	-0.2
West Midlands	0.0	2.2	1.7	-0.9	1.3	0.0	-0.2
West Yorkshire	0.3	2.4	-0.8	6.5	1.6	-4.4	-0.5
Wiltshire	1.5	6.9	-10.9	0.2	-2.3	13.3	-2.2
Total	1.2	-1.1	2.1	0.6	-0.5	-0.2	1.8

Notes:

1993-94 to 1998-99--CIPFA Police Statistics Actuals

1999-2000--CIPFA Police Statistics Estimates

Real terms increase based on Treasury GDP Deflators published on 23 December 1999

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Mr. Ashdown: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers there were in the Avon and Somerset force in each year from 1985 to 1999, giving figures on a quarterly basis from 1995 onwards; and if he will make a statement. [105094]

Mr. Boateng: The information available is set out in the table. Since 1995 police numbers have been collected only twice a year--in March and September--so as to reduce administrative burdens on the police.

Avon and Somerset constabularypolice numbers--1985 to 1999

	Number of officers
Year	As at 31 March	As at 30 September
1985	2,982	--
1986	2,958	--
1987	3,009	--
1988	3,013	--
1989	3,014	--
1990	3,094	--
1991	3,092	--
1992	3,081	--
1993	3,068	--
1994	3,033	--
1995	3,000	2,986
1996	2,981	3,004
1997	2,989	2,973
1998	2,976	2,966
1999	2,999	Not yet available

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Mr. Ashdown: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate the number of police officers (a) per head of population and (b) per notifiable

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offence, in each year from 1992 to 1999, in each English county and Metropolitan area, listing these in each case in descending order. [105096]

Mr. Boateng: The estimates are given in the following tables. Owing to the structure of police forces, the areas quoted are police force areas rather than counties.

1992

Police force	Officers per 1,000 offences
London (City of)	119
Surrey	32
Merseyside	31
Metropolitan police	30
Wiltshire	29
Hertfordshire	29
Suffolk	27
Cumbria	26
West Mercia	26
North Yorkshire	26
Devon and Cornwall	25
Essex	25
Sussex	25
Dorset	25
Lincolnshire	24
Lancashire	24
Cheshire	24
Staffordshire	22
Warwickshire	22
South Yorkshire	22
Norfolk	21
West Midlands	21
Hampshire	21
Durham	21
Northamptonshire	19
Gloucestershire	19
Derbyshire	19
Kent	19
Thames Valley	19
Leicestershire	19
Cambridgeshire	19
Bedfordshire	18
Greater Manchester	18
Avon and Somerset	18
Cleveland	18
West Yorkshire	17
Humberside	16
Northumbria	15
Nottinghamshire	14

1993

Police force	Officers per 1,000 offences
London (City of)	147
Merseyside	33
Surrey	32
Metropolitan police	31
Wiltshire	30
Hertfordshire	30
Suffolk	29
Cumbria	27
Sussex	27
Essex	26
Dorset	25
West Mercia	25
Devon and Cornwall	24
North Yorkshire	24
Lancashire	24
Cheshire	24
Lincolnshire	23
Warwickshire	22
Norfolk	22
Hampshire	22
Staffordshire	22
West Midlands	21
Durham	21
Northamptonshire	20
Derbyshire	20
Bedfordshire	20
Kent	19
Greater Manchester	19
South Yorkshire	19
Cambridgeshire	19
Thames Valley	19
Cleveland	19
Gloucestershire	19
Leicestershire	18
Avon and Somerset	17
West Yorkshire	17
Northumbria	17
Nottinghamshire	15
Humberside	14

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1994

Police force	Officers per 1,000 offences
London (City of)	169
Surrey	36
Merseyside	34
Wiltshire	33
Metropolitan police	32
Suffolk	31
Hertfordshire	31
Sussex	28
Essex	28
Cumbria	28
Devon and Cornwall	27
Norfolk	26
Cheshire	25
Lincolnshire	25
Lancashire	25
Warwickshire	25
West Mercia	25
Staffordshire	24
Dorset	23
Hampshire	23
West Midlands	22
Bedfordshire	22
Durham	21
North Yorkshire	21
Derbyshire	21
Thames Valley	21
Greater Manchester	21
Cambridgeshire	20
Northamptonshire	20
Kent	20
South Yorkshire	19
Gloucestershire	19
Leicestershire	18
Avon and Somerset	18
Northumbria	18
Cleveland	17
West Yorkshire	17
Nottinghamshire	15
Humberside	15

1995

Police force	Officers per 1,000 offences
London (City of)	155
Surrey	38
Wiltshire	35
Metropolitan police	34
Suffolk	31
Hertfordshire	30
Merseyside	30
Essex	30
Cumbria	28
Devon and Cornwall	28
Norfolk	27
Sussex	27
Cheshire	26
Warwickshire	26
Lancashire	26
West Mercia	26
Lincolnshire	25
Staffordshire	24
Hampshire	24
Dorset	24
Durham	23
West Midlands	22
Bedfordshire	22
Derbyshire	22
Thames Valley	22
Greater Manchester	21
Gloucestershire	21
North Yorkshire	20
Northamptonshire	20
Kent	20
South Yorkshire	20
Leicestershire	20
Avon and Somerset	20
Cambridgeshire	19
Northumbria	19
Cleveland	18
West Yorkshire	18
Humberside	16
Nottinghamshire	15

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1996

Police force	Officers per 1,000 offences
London (City of)	180
Surrey	39
Wiltshire	34
Metropolitan police	32
Hertfordshire	31
Suffolk	31
Merseyside	30
Cheshire	30
Essex	29
Devon and Cornwall	28
Cumbria	28
Durham	27
Sussex	26
Lancashire	26
Dorset	25
Norfolk	25
Warwickshire	25
Hampshire	25
West Mercia	25
Lincolnshire	24
Staffordshire	24
North Yorkshire	23
West Midlands	22
Derbyshire	22
Bedfordshire	22
Northumbria	22
Thames Valley	21
Greater Manchester	21
Gloucestershire	21
Kent	21
Leicestershire	20
South Yorkshire	20
Northamptonshire	20
West Yorkshire	19
Avon and Somerset	19
Cleveland	18
Cambridgeshire	18
Nottinghamshire	16
Humberside	16

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1997

Police force	Officers per 1,000 offences
London (City of)	167
Surrey	42
Hertfordshire	35
Wiltshire	35
Cheshire	34
Metropolitan police	34
Merseyside	34
Suffolk	33
Essex	33
Cumbria	32
Durham	30
Devon and Cornwall	30
Dorset	29
Hampshire	28
Sussex	28
Lincolnshire	28
Lancashire	27
Norfolk	27
North Yorkshire	27
West Mercia	27
Kent	27
Northumbria	26
Warwickshire	26
West Midlands	25
Staffordshire	25
Derbyshire	24
South Yorkshire	24
Leicestershire	24
Gloucestershire	24
Thames Valley	23
Bedfordshire	23
Cleveland	23
Greater Manchester	23
Northamptonshire	22
Cambridgeshire	22
West Yorkshire	21
Avon and Somerset	21
Nottinghamshire	18
Humberside	17

Note:

Based on police officers at 31 March

Year ending March 1999

Police force	Officers per 1,000 offences
London (City of)	129
Surrey	46
Hertfordshire	37
Durham	35
Wiltshire	35
Cheshire	35
Suffolk	35
Metropolitan police	34
Essex	33
Devon and Cornwall	33
Merseyside	32
Cumbria	32
Lancashire	31
Hampshire	30
West Mercia	29
Dorset	29
Kent	29
Northumbria	29
Lincolnshire	29
North Yorkshire	28
Norfolk	27
Staffordshire	26
West Midlands	26
Sussex	26
South Yorkshire	25
Warwickshire	25
Gloucestershire	25
Leicestershire	24
Derbyshire	24
Bedfordshire	24
Thames Valley	23
Avon and Somerset	23
Cleveland	22
Cambridgeshire	21
Northamptonshire	20
Greater Manchester	20
West Yorkshire	20
Nottinghamshire	18
Humberside	17

Notes:

1. Based on police officers at 31 March 1999

2. New counting rules and offence coverage for recorded crime were introduced on 1 April 1998

3. Figures are based on an estimate of offences which would have been recorded had the old counting rules been in place

17 Jan 2000 : Column: 311W

1992

Police force	Officers per 100,000 population
London (City of)	20,460.9
Metropolitan police	387.8
Merseyside	320.1
Greater Manchester	272.6
Cleveland	267.5
West Midlands	265.5
West Yorkshire	245.7
Northumbria	241.9
Cumbria	239.6
Humberside	235.8
South Yorkshire	232.1
Durham	231.7
Nottinghamshire	229.3
Lancashire	229.2
Surrey	228.3
Gloucestershire	220.9
Avon and Somerset	217.4
Wiltshire	217.3
Sussex	210.6
Staffordshire	209.1
Leicestershire	205.5
Warwickshire	205.1
Bedfordshire	204.1
Lincolnshire	202.3
Kent	201.5
Hertfordshire	201.1
Northamptonshire	199.6
Essex	197.7
Dorset	195.8
Cheshire	195.4
Devon and Cornwall	193.5
North Yorkshire	192.5
Hampshire	191.5
Thames Valley	190.2
Suffolk	189.2
Norfolk	188.4
Cambridgeshire	188.1
West Mercia	188.1
Derbyshire	182.8

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1993

Police force	Officers per 100,000 population
London (City of)	20,004.8
Metropolitan police	378.2
Merseyside	322.1
Greater Manchester	274.7
West Midlands	264.4
Cleveland	264.1
Northumbria	247.9
Cumbria	244.5
West Yorkshire	241.6
South Yorkshire	232.9
Humberside	231.6
Nottinghamshire	228.1
Durham	228.0
Lancashire	227.5
Wiltshire	221.2
Surrey	220.4
Bedfordshire	219.4
Avon and Somerset	214.1
Gloucestershire	213.0
Sussex	210.7
Warwickshire	208.5
Staffordshire	207.6
Kent	204.8
Northamptonshire	204.4
Lincolnshire	203.0
Hertfordshire	201.9
Leicestershire	201.8
Essex	198.9
Cheshire	197.5
Dorset	197.1
Thames Valley	194.6
Derbyshire	194.0
North Yorkshire	193.7
Devon and Cornwall	192.4
Hampshire	191.7
Suffolk	189.8
Norfolk	189.6
Cambridgeshire	189.2
West Mercia	187.2

1994

Police force	Officers per 100,000 population
London (City of)	23,092.8
Metropolitan police	375.0
Merseyside	324.6
Greater Manchester	270.7
West Midlands	266.6
Cleveland	255.2
Northumbria	249.6
West Yorkshire	241.0
Cumbria	239.5
South Yorkshire	231.8
Humberside	231.3
Durham	227.8
Nottinghamshire	227.1
Lancashire	224.3
Wiltshire	218.2
Surrey	216.8
Bedfordshire	214.5
Gloucestershire	214.1
Warwickshire	212.6
Avon and Somerset	210.5
Sussex	210.0
Staffordshire	209.9
Kent	204.5
Leicestershire	202.3
Lincolnshire	201.9
Hertfordshire	198.8
Northamptonshire	198.3
Essex	197.9
Cheshire	196.7
Thames Valley	196.3
Dorset	195.3
Derbyshire	192.1
Devon and Cornwall	191.7
Hampshire	190.9
Norfolk	189.7
West Mercia	186.6
Suffolk	186.4
Cambridgeshire	186.4
North Yorkshire	182.3

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1995

Police force	Officers per 100,000 population
London (City of)	22,559.3
Metropolitan police	370.4
Merseyside	323.3
Greater Manchester	272.9
West Midlands	266.5
Cleveland	257.0
Northumbria	249.5
West Yorkshire	240.3
Cumbria	238.1
South Yorkshire	232.7
Humberside	229.4
Lancashire	226.1
Nottinghamshire	225.5
Durham	222.7
Surrey	217.8
Wiltshire	216.3
Gloucestershire	213.8
Staffordshire	211.7
Bedfordshire	208.8
Avon and Somerset	207.3
Warwickshire	205.2
Sussex	203.6
Kent	202.4
Leicestershire	202.0
Hertfordshire	200.6
Lincolnshire	199.4
Cheshire	198.8
Essex	196.2
Northamptonshire	195.3
Dorset	193.0
Thames Valley	192.6
Hampshire	189.5
Derbyshire	189.0
Devon and Cornwall	188.5
Cambridgeshire	184.7
West Mercia	184.5
Suffolk	184.3
Norfolk	182.3
North Yorkshire	180.1

1996

Police force	Officers per 100,000 population
London (City of)	16,637.6
Metropolitan police	366.8
Merseyside	307.5
West Midlands	271.9
Greater Manchester	269.1
Northumbria	254.4
Cleveland	253.6
West Yorkshire	244.4
South Yorkshire	235.4
Durham	230.5
Humberside	229.5
Cumbria	227.5
Nottinghamshire	224.8
Lancashire	222.7
Surrey	212.3
Sussex	212.2
Staffordshire	209.5
Leicestershire	208.1
Bedfordshire	207.6
Wiltshire	207.4
Gloucestershire	206.1
Cheshire	204.8
Avon and Somerset	204.7
Kent	201.8
Hertfordshire	200.7
Warwickshire	197.3
Northamptonshire	193.8
Hampshire	193.4
Essex	192.6
Devon and Cornwall	189.5
Lincolnshire	188.9
Dorset	187.9
Derbyshire	184.8
Norfolk	182.3
North Yorkshire	182.2
Thames Valley	182.1
West Mercia	180.6
Cambridgeshire	180.0
Suffolk	175.2

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1997

Police force	Officers per 100,000 population
London (City of)	16,514.9
Metropolitan police	355.9
Merseyside	296.4
West Midlands	269.7
Greater Manchester	268.5
Cleveland	261.0
Northumbria	255.6
West Yorkshire	247.4
South Yorkshire	242.3
Durham	240.3
Cumbria	233.2
Humberside	230.0
Lancashire	227.7
Nottinghamshire	225.1
Leicestershire	211.1
Sussex	211.0
Kent	210.2
Staffordshire	209.3
Cheshire	209.1
Surrey	208.9
Gloucestershire	204.9
Hertfordshire	204.9
Avon and Somerset	204.2
Bedfordshire	200.4
Hampshire	198.2
Essex	196.6
Northamptonshire	196.3
Lincolnshire	195.5
Wiltshire	195.4
Dorset	189.2
Cambridgeshire	187.6
Derbyshire	186.9
Devon and Cornwall	185.8
Warwickshire	185.7
Norfolk	185.4
West Mercia	183.1
North Yorkshire	183.1
Thames Valley	180.5
Suffolk	179.6

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1998

Police force	Officers per 100,000 population
London (City of)	15,924.5
Metropolitan police	345.0
Merseyside	296.8
West Midlands	270.8
Greater Manchester	269.8
Cleveland	266.0
Northumbria	262.7
Durham	249.1
West Yorkshire	244.4
South Yorkshire	243.9
Cumbria	237.2
Lancashire	228.6
Humberside	227.9
Nottinghamshire	225.1
Staffordshire	217.1
Leicestershire	213.8
Kent	208.7
Cheshire	208.4
Surrey	207.1
Sussex	206.3
Avon and Somerset	202.8
Hertfordshire	201.5
Hampshire	199.1
Gloucestershire	198.4
Bedfordshire	196.5
Wiltshire	194.9
Essex	193.4
Lincolnshire	193.4
Northamptonshire	193.4
Dorset	192.1
Devon and Cornwall	192.0
North Yorkshire	186.1
Warwickshire	184.6
Derbyshire	184.2
Norfolk	184.0
Cambridgeshire	183.6
Thames Valley	182.8
West Mercia	179.8
Suffolk	179.2

1999

Police force	Officers per 100,000 population
London (City of)	14,862.7
Metropolitan police	342.4
Merseyside	297.9
West Midlands	278.3
Northumbria	268.5
Greater Manchester	264.8
Durham	257.7
Cleveland	254.7
South Yorkshire	242.8
West Yorkshire	236.1
Cumbria	228.8
Lancashire	227.7
Humberside	223.2
Nottinghamshire	215.5
Leicestershire	214.5
Surrey	211.9
Staffordshire	211.0
Cheshire	210.8
Kent	204.4
Avon and Somerset	202.9
Hertfordshire	197.8
Gloucestershire	197.4
Hampshire	197.1
Wiltshire	192.0
Sussex	191.4
Essex	189.8
Bedfordshire	188.5
Northamptonshire	186.4
Devon and Cornwall	186.1
Dorset	186.0
Lincolnshire	184.0
Derbyshire	182.2
North Yorkshire	181.2
Warwickshire	180.3
West Mercia	179.8
Thames Valley	179.7
Cambridgeshire	178.9
Suffolk	178.5
Norfolk	176.4

Notes:

1. Based on police officers at 31 March

2. City of London figures are based on resident population

17 Jan 2000 : Column: 316W

Mr. Ashdown: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers there were in South Somerset in each year from 1995 to 1999; and if he will make a statement. [105095]

Mr. Boateng: I am informed by the Chief Constable that South Somerset falls within the East Somerset Territorial Division. The force is able to provide details of police strength for this Division only from 1997 following restructuring. These are set out as follows.

East Somerset Division

	Police officer numbers
April 1997	230
April 1998	243
April 1999	241
January 2000	236

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