Out of interest, how many was it pre-NPAS?
Memory isn't great - I believe it was around 16 rotary/3 fixed-wing in England, 3 in Wales and 1 in Scotland, plus the 3 in London. Stand by for corrections...
Where does it say that the plan to acquire 7 helicopters under a fleet replacement program is the whole fleet? Check the wording
Very sound observation - thanks