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Mr. Arthur Lewis
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was, for the longest and most convenient stated period, the annual intake of recruits to the Metropolitan Police from the various ethnic groups; and how this compares with those recruited from British-born applicants.
Mr. Brittan
The available figures are:
| Year | Recruits from ethnic minorities | Other recruits* |
| 1967 | 1 | 1,737 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1,343 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1,153 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1,166 |
| 1971 | 22 | 1,096 |
| 1972 | 4 | 1,179 |
| 1973 | 7 | 1,063 |
| 1974 | 13 | 1,460 |
| 1975 | 6 | 1,616 |
| 1976 | 23 | 2,482 |
| 1977 | 16 | 1,782 |
| 1978 | 9 | 1,456 |
| 1979 | 14 | 2,065 |