§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each of the last five years the total budget allocated by his Department to Cheshire police. [36531]
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§ Mr. MacleanCheshire police authority's budgeted expenditure on policing for each of the last five years is set out in the table.
Cheshire Police Authority Budgeted expenditure on policing Year £ million 1992–93 74.5 1993–94 78.7 1994–95 88.3 1995–96 93.1 1996–97 198.5 1 This figure is the total of the budget set by the police authority and the special grant for additional police officers in 1996–97.
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of(a) constables and (b) special constables in the services of the Cheshire police for each of the last five years. [36532]
§ Mr. MacleanThe information is in the table.
Cheshire Constabulary Year Constable strength as at 31 March Special Constables strength as at 31 December 1991 1,424 299 1992 1,413 274 1993 1,447 387 1994 1,453 320 1995 1,487 1321 1996 1,536 1274 1 As at 31 March.