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Written question asked by David Rendel (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 3 December 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 December 1998. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 December 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.


Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new police dogs were taken on by the police in each of the last five years; and what percentage of these dogs were found to be unsuitable for use as working dogs following the training period. - Information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Answer

Mr. Rendel: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many new police dogs were taken on by the police in each of the last five years; and what percentage of these dogs were found to be unsuitable for use as working dogs following the training period. [63077] Mr. Boateng: The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
63077; 322 c211W
Session
1998-99
Subjects
Dogs Police Training
Contains statistics
Yes