§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what budget has been set for police forces in England and Wales in 1991–92; and what were the comparable figures for 1990–91.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe Government do not set a budget for police expenditure, but the police share of total standard spending—TSS—is an indication of what we would expect police authorities to spend to provide an acceptable level of service. For 1991–92 the police share of TSS for England and Wales is £4,900 million. The comparable figure for 1990–91 was £4,384 million.
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Establishment Strength Vacancies 4. Retained operational ranks: 1 January 1991 Station Officer 7 7 — Sub Officer 17 10 7 Leading Firefighter 24 19 5 Firefighter 144 93 51 Total 192 129 63 5. Control Room staff: 1 January 1981 Principal Fire Control Officer 1 1 — Fire Control Officer 4 4 — Senior Fire Control Operator 4 4 — Leading Fire Control Operator 8 8 — Fire Control Operator 20 19 1 Total 37 36 1 6. Control Room staff: 1 January 1991 Principal Fire Control Officer 1 1 — Fire Control Officer 4 4 — Senior Fire Control Operator 4 4 — Leading Fire Control Operator 8 8 — Fire Control Operator 20 20 — Total 37 37 — 1 Includes fire prevention staff. 2 Denotes surplus in strength relative to establishment. 3 Net figure.