§ Ms Oona KingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the training courses offered to Metropolitan Police officers in 1997 and 1998 to date. [42805]
§ Mr. MichaelThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has provided a copy of the Metropolitan Police's Training Prospectus for courses held centrally at Hendon's Training Schools under the Director of Training and Development. I have placed a copy of the prospectus in the Library.
§ Ms Oona KingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total training budget of the Metropolitan Police for the current financial year. [42807]
§ Mr. MichaelThe Commissioner tells me that training in the Metropolitan Police is delivered on three levels: centrally; by area; and by divisions.
In addition, some training is purchased from outside trainers through the use of external budgets. As a consequence, the information requested is not readily available and can be obtained only at disproportionate 455W cost. However, the Commissioner tells me that the total resource budget for centrally-delivered training is £24 million. Centrally based training under the Director of Training and Development is responsible for approximately 40 per cent. of all training delivery in the Metropolitan Police Service.