§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current expenditure on police recruitment; and how this compares with each of the last five years.
§ Dr. SummerskillIt is estimated that expenditure on the national recruitment campaign in the current financial year will be £592,000. Expenditure in the preceding five years was as follows:
£ 1972–73 … … 569,091 1973–74 … … 654,601 1974–75 … … 649,014 1975–76 … … 623,125 1976–77 … … 376,054 Information about expenditure on recruitment publicity by individual forces is not available centrally.