§ 14. Mr. BrandrethTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what initiatives he is planning to encourage the recruitment of special constables.
§ Mr. HowardOur police reform White Paper announced the Government's commitment to increase the number of special constables by 10,000 by the end of 1996. As a start, I am about to launch a new advertising campaign to recruit specials. The first phase of the campaign will begin in the north-west this April.