HC Deb 16 December 2002 vol 396 cc635-6W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many local authorities contributed to the cost of recruiting, training and equipping local neighbourhood special constables for duty in their area in each year since section 2 of the Police Act 1996 came into operation. [86916]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 12 December 2002]This information is not collected centrally.