§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide figures for the numbers of applicants who sat the police initial recruitment examinations in the Metropolitan police district in 1986, 1987 and 1988 broken down separately for white and black applicants.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the relevant information is as follows:
Year While Candidates Black and Asian Candidates Total 1986 1,884 179 2,063 1987 1,859 228 2,087 1988 2,306 127 2,433