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21.
Sir Sydney Chapman
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on Metropolitan police recruitment. [15799]
Mr. Michael
I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that he has recruited 811 officers this financial year. He plans four further intakes, bringing the total for 1997–98 to 1,210.