Mr. Michieasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons from Chile have been granted political asylum or refugee status since 1 January 1982.
£000's Police Fire Metropolitan County Employees costs* Gross expenditure Percentage Employees costs† Gross expenditure Percentage Greater Manchester 103,373 124,547 83.0 23,405 28,724 81.5 Merseyside 68,714 86,646 79.3 17,587 20,585 85.4 Tyne and Wear‡ 48,955 58,963 83.0 11,983 13,673 87.6 South Yorkshire 40,706 49,373 82.4 11,367 13,519 84.1 West Midlands 94,694 114,207 82.9 21,922 26,262 83.5 West Yorkshire 73,607 85,472 86.1 19,357 22,596 85.7 Notes
* Including police officers and civilian staff.
† Including uniformed members of fire brigades and civilian staff.
‡ Tyne and Wear is combined with the County of Northumberland to form the Northumbria Police area, and the police figures given are for that force.
Mr. Silvesterasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what extent the establishment and the pay of the police service and the fire service are determined by the local authority which employs them.
§ Mr. HurdThe police establishment of the Metropolitan police is fixed by the Home Secretary. For other forces, the police authority is responsible for fixing the police establishment, subject to the approval of the Home Secretary. Police pay is determined in police regulations, following recommendations to the Home Secretary from the police negotiating board, which
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