§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent on official hospitality by his Department and all associated agencies in the financial year 1995–96. [28572]
§ Mr. HowardThe provisional figure for expenditure on official hospitality by my Department and its executive agencies in the financial year 1995–96 is £32,331. This differs from the projected budget of £60,570 given in my reply of 18 December,Official Report, column 969, principally because of a significant reduction in forecast expenditure on hospitality by the Forensic Science Service executive agency.
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Table 1: Clear-up rates for violent crime1 by police force area 1991–95 Police force area 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Avon and Somerset 70 65 65 71 75 Bedfordshire 62 62 60 61 57 Cambridgeshire 80 77 77 77 73 Cheshire 89 84 84 86 86 Cleveland 74 71 71 64 68 Cumbria 86 85 90 85 88 Derbyshire 82 82 81 81 76 Devon and Cornwall 82 57 77 77 77 Dorset 83 77 85 78 85 Durham 83 85 83 86 83 Essex 75 75 76 77 74 Gloucestershire 81 74 69 77 75 Greater Manchester 65 63 58 59 53 Hampshire 78 78 78 76 78 Hertfordshire 87 73 71 75 77 Humberside 74 67 62 63 66 Kent 73 76 75 79 80 Lancashire 80 75 76 74 72 Leicestershire 74 73 71 74 75