asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are being taken to increase the recruitment of university graduates by the police.

Both locally and centrally all practicable means are used to interest graduates and undergraduates in a police career. In particular, forces seek to establish links with universities in their areas, and through these and other methods, including discussions with careers advisers, there has in recent years been an appreciable rise in the number of graduates joining, or serving in, police forces.