HC Deb 21 June 1965 vol 714 c161W
Mr. Bruce-Gardyne

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the number of university graduates who were recruited into each of the police forces of England and Wales in 1950 and in each of the last five years.

Mr. George Thomas

Five men with university degrees were recruited in 1964; two joined the Metropolitan Police and one each the Blackpool, Bristol and Staffordshire forces. In 1963 one graduate was recruited to the Metropolitan Police Force. Reliable figures are not available for previous years.