§ Mr. SweeneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list for each police force in England and Wales in 1981 and 1991(a) the number of graduates recruited and (b) the percentage of officers who are graduates;
(2) what was (a) the number and (b) the percentage of police officers in each police force in England and Wales in 1981 and 1991 who had (a) no GCE or GCSE grade A-C passes, (b) four or fewer GCE or GCSE grade A-C passes, (c) more than four GCE or GCSE grade A-C passes but no A level passes, (d) one A level, (e) two or more A level passes and (f) a degree.
§ Mr. Charles WardleMuch of the information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The information which is available is given in the table. The total number of graduate recruits who began initial training in 1981 was 468. The number of graduate appointments in 1991 was 441, a breakdown of which is shown in the table.