To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much each police authority in England and Wales spent on training (a) police officers, (b) police community support officers and (c) special constables in each of the last 10 years. (137171)

[holding answer 15 May 2007]: Data on the annual cost of training for police officers, police community support officer and special constables are not centrally held.

Funding for police training is largely a matter for individual chief constables and police authorities and is reviewed on an annual basis.