§ 22. Mr. Goodhartasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men with university degrees were recruited by police forces in England and Wales between 1st April, 1964, and 1st April, 1965.
§ Mr. George ThomasThe available statistics relate to calendar years. Five men with university degrees were recruited in 1964.
§ 23. Mr. John Cordleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage increase in the police force it is his objective to achieve as the result of the recruitment advertising campaign to be undertaken by his Department during the next 12 months.
§ Sir F. SoskiceMy objective is to see that the police have the men that they need to carry out their difficult and vital tasks, and I have set on foot a review of establishments that fall short of requirements.
The best current estimate is that the needs of the service are of the order of 15,000. I hope that this year's expanded campaign will make a significant contribution towards a further increase in the number of recruits, but it is not possible to measure this precisely.
§ 49. Dame Joan Vickersasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Commonwealth immigrants have been recruited into the police forces of England and Wales since 1948.
§ Mr. George ThomasNo central statistics are kept of the origin of British subjects recruited into the police; and256W my right hon. and learned Friend would not feel justified in asking for a special return.