§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will make a statement about recruitment to the Royal Ulster Constabulary and reserve since the suspension of Stormont.
§ Mr. David Howell:During the month of April, 41 recruits were enrolled in the Royal Ulster Constabulary and 79 in the RUC Reserve, compared with 42 and 106 during March; these recruits had applied before the suspension of the Northern Ireland Government on 30th March. There were 175 and 170 applications for the RUC and the RUC Reserve respectively in April compared with 138 and 289 in March. More recruitment publicity and advertising is being arranged.