§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the budget set by the Thames Valley police both in cash and in real terms, and the number of police officers and civilians employed by the Thames Valley police in each of the last 16 years. [9293]
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§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 17 January 1996]: The information requested is in the tables:
Year Number of police officers employed by Thames Valley police Number of civilians employed by Thames Valley police 31 March 1980 2.802 984 31 March 1981 3,093 1,016 31 March 1982 3,098 1,023 31 March 1983 3,123 1,054 31 March 1984 3,176 1,083 31 March 1985 3,259 1,104 31 March 1986 3,297 1,188 31 March 1987 3,421 1,161 31 March 1988 3,490 1,182 31 March 1989 3,600 1,187 31 March 1990 3,659 1,267 31 March 1991 3,714 1,359 31 March 1992 3,772 1,423 31 March 1993 3,840 1,478 31 March 1994 3,908 1,522 31 March 1995 3,854 1,706
£million Year Thames Valley police budget in cash terms1 Thames Valley police budget in real terms2 1980–81 40.06 84.60 1981–82 48.50 93.40 1982–83 55.33 99.47 1983–84 60.58 104.08 1984–85 66.83 109.32 1985–86 72.43 112.32 1986–87 82.15 123.66 1987–88 91.72 131.09 1988–89 100.69 134.89 1989–90 112.56 140.95 1990–91 131.16 152.05 1991–92 147.14 160.55 1992–93 161.54 169.37 1993–94 180.96 184.35 1994–95 3189.68 189.68 1995–96 194.41 189.21 1996–97 4203.70 192.94 1Original budgets voted by the police authority (this information has been provided by the Thames Valley Police Authority). Until 1993–94 the authority's original budgets were prepared at a November price base (i.e. November 1992 for the 1993–94 estimates). From 1994–95 onwards the authority's original budgets were produced at outturn prices. 2Calculated at 1994–95 prices using Treasury GDP deflators. 3Notional budget used for capping purposes in the first year of the new funding arrangements (1995–96). 4Proposed total spending power available to Thames Valley Police Authority for 1996–97.