§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the budget is for PSNI training; and how much and what percentage is spent on(a) new recruit training, (b) refresher training for staff and (c) management training in 2003–04. [114144]
§ Jane KennedyThe PSNI training budget for 2003–04 is £2.53 million. The estimated spend for(a) new recruit training is £253,600 (10 per cent.), (b) refresher training is £199,000 (7.9 per cent.) and (c) management training is £872,000 (34.5 per cent.)
The above mentioned training budget is for the provision of external courses, guest speakers and training aids only.