§ Mr. Jeffrey Archerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much money is being spent on the police recruiting campaign this year, with comparative figures for the last 10 years.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe figures for England and Wales are:
In addition some money is spent centrally on recruiting material; and police authorities incur expenditure, of which I do not have details, on local recruitment campaigns.
£ 1962–63 Nil 1963–64 191,400 1964–65 198,483 1965–66 320,906 1966–67 305,330 1967–68 261,815 1968–69 161,374 1969–70 384,254 1970–71 586,602 1971–72(provisional figure) 542,000 1972–73(estimated) 600,000