§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what account(a) the present and (b) the planned future funding formulas for the police take of levels of unemployment; and if he will make a statement. [23114]
§ Mr. MacleanPolice funding is distributed by means of a population-based formula. In common with the formulae for other locally delivered services, the police funding formula also takes account of a number of socio-demographic variables including unemployment. In both 1995–96 and 1996–97, less than 1 per cent. of police funding will be redistributed on the basis of unemployment indicators.