§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in the light of the fact that during 1976–77 £376,054 was spent on police recruitment, to what extent there was a net increase in police recruitment during this year, and how much per police recruit this campaign cost.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesDuring the financial year 1976–77, 10,143 police officers were recruited in England and Wales, a decrease of 473 over the previous year. Expenditure on the 1976–77 national recruitment campaign per recruit was £37,07. This figure does not take account of the cost of local force recruitment publicity, of which comprehensive details are not available centrally.