asked Her Majesty's Government:How many (a) regular police officers; (b) full-time reserve officers; and (c) part-time officers of the Police Service of Northern Ireland were on duty on each Saturday night during November 2004 in the Ards district command unit. [HL678]

During November 2004, the police deployments in Ards DCU during all or part of nightshift on each Saturday were:

Date	Constable	Reserve full-time	Reserve part-time	Total
6 Nov	23	9	14	46
13 Nov	29	9	14	52
20 Nov	23	10	12	45
23 Nov	27	5	14	46

At least 16 officers are on duty each nightshift throughout the whole shift period to ensure officers' safety and an effective response to calls from the public for assistance. At peak times of the night, more officers are on duty to deal with busy periods.