HC Deb 04 April 1989 vol 150 c36W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the cost to the Metropolitan police of the public relations budget for each year since 1979.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that expenditure by the Metropolitan police on all forms of recruitment and other advertising, and other promotional literature, in each financial year since 1979–80 is as follows:

£
1979–80 759,000
1980–81 967,000
1981–82 1,062,000
1982–83 1,028,000
1983–84 1,675,000
1984–85 1,747,000
1985–86 1,868,000
1986–87 2,269,000
1987–88 2,836,000
11988–89 3,397,000
1 Estimate.