§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was, for the longest and most convenient stated period, the annual intake of recruits to the Metropolitan Police from the various ethnic groups; and how this compares with those recruited from British-born applicants.
§ Mr. BrittanThe available figures are:
Year Recruits from ethnic minorities Other recruits* 1967 1 1,737 1968 1 1,343 1969 1 1,153 1970 1 1,166 1971 22 1,096 1972 4 1,179 1973 7 1,063 1974 13 1,460 1975 6 1,616 1976 23 2,482 1977 16 1,782 1978 9 1,456 1979 14 2,065 * Includes other recruits born outside England and Wales.