§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current establishment of the Cheshire constabulary in terms of(a) police officers and (b) civilian personnel; and what was the establishment in 1979.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information requested is as follows:
Establishment (at 31 December) Police Civilian personnel full time part time 1979 1,805 378 129 1988 11,860 499 129 1 Will increase to 1,868 from 1 April 1989.
§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the expenditure upon the Cheshire constabulary from(a) central Government and (b) Cheshire county council; and what were the comparable figures in (i) real terms and (ii) cash terms in 1979.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information is as follows:
537W1 Police specific grant paid directly by the Home Office was at 50 per cent, until 31 March 1986 and at 51 per cent, since 1 April 1986.
2 The expenditure met by Cheshire country council is made up by a contribution through block grant by the Department of the Environment together with the local ratepayers contribution. Through police specific grant and block grant it is estimated that the Government contributed about 62.9 per cent, of total expenditure on the police in Cheshire in 1987–88. Comparable information is not available for 1979–80.