HC Deb 20 February 1969 vol 778 cc143-4W
Mr. Cordle

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent on police recruitment in each of the last five years in England and Wales.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

The amounts spent on the National Recruiting Campaign in each of the years in question are as follows:

£
1964–65 198,484
1965–66 320,906
1966–67 329,562
1967–68 261,815
1968–69 (estimated) 175,000

I have no information about the amounts spent by police authorities on their own recruiting measures.

Mr. Cordle

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many policemen and policewomen have been recruited in each of the last five years in England and Wales.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

The information is as follows:

Calendar Year Men Women Total
1964 6,004 617 6,621
1965 7,773 707 8,480
1966 8,457 954 9,411
1967 8,729 906 9,635
1968 5,480 634 6,114