HC Deb 15 March 2001 vol 364 cc702-3W
Mr. Denis Murphy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have entered police training in each of the last two years, broken down by police force area. [153362]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The vast in majority of police training (over 80 per cent.) takes place in forces. Details of numbers of officers undergoing training are not held centrally and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.