HC Deb 24 March 1949 vol 463 c542
30. Mr. W. J. Brown

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the estimated total cost, namely, local expenditure and Government grant, of the Police Service of England and Wales for the year 1949–50 and the actual cost for the years 1947–48, 1946–47, 1945–46. 1939–40 and 1938–39.

Mr. Ede

With the hon. Member's permission, as the answer consists of a table of figures, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the answer:

The following table gives estimates of the total net police expenditure attracting Exchequer grant and the amount of grant paid: