HC Deb 24 November 1997 vol 301 c432W
21. Sir Sydney Chapman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on Metropolitan police recruitment. [15799]

Mr. Michael

I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that he has recruited 811 officers this financial year. He plans four further intakes, bringing the total for 1997–98 to 1,210.