HC Deb 21 July 1981 vol 9 c112W
Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give figures for the latest available full year of (a) the cost of recruitment advertisements for the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve; (b) the response to those advertisements; and (c) actual recruitment during that 12-month period.

Mr. Alison

For the year ended 31 December 1980 the costs of recruitment advertisements for the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve were £169,600 and £90,600 respectively. During that year 1,554 applications were received to join the RUC of which 557 were successful, and 2,965 applications were received to join the RUC Reserve of which 1,024 were successful.