HL Deb 25 February 1980 vol 405 cc1138-9WA
Lord INGLEWOOD

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the total cost of the recruiting advertisement for the Special Constabulary headed, "If you want to change the world start by changing yours", which recent appeared in the national Press; how many replies have been received and how many recruits are likely to result; and

Whether they will list the newspapers in which the advertisement for the Special Constabulary headed, "If you want to change the world start by changing yours", is appearing and to state how many times it is appearing in each paper.

Lord BELSTEAD

This advertisement cost £40,468 and appeared in the following publications, on the number of occasions shown:

Daily Express 4
Daily Mail 4
Daily Mirror 2
Sun 4
Weekend 3
Sunday Express 2
Sunday Telegraph 1
News of the World 1
1,645 requests for further information were received in the Home Office as a result, but no central record is kept of the number of people who responded by calling at a police station as suggested in the advertisement. Nor is it possible to say how many will be enrolled as a result of the advertisement.