Police Service

Angela Watkinson
12. To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the likely proportion of Catholic officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland in each year from 2007-08 to 2010-11.

Paul Goggins
The percentage of Catholic officers in PSNI has been forecast as follows:

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|As at 31 March:|Percentage|
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|2008           |24.04     |
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|2009           |26.28     |
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|2010           |28.29     |
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|2011           |30.23     |
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