§ Ms Roseanna CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much and what percentage of the Scottish Office budget has been allocated to home affairs in each year since 1990 at 1996–97 prices; and if he will list the categories of expenditure. [1476]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 31 October 1996]: The table sets out expenditure by the Scottish Office Home Department, other than on social work services, and Scottish Courts Administration, together with total expenditure within the Secretary of State's responsibility. The table includes expenditure by central Government only: it does not include expenditure by local authorities. Comparisons over years are affected by the Secretary of State taking on responsibility for additional functions. The principal instances are set out in full in chapter 1 of the publication "Serving Scotland's Needs—The Government's Expenditure Plans 1996–97 to 1998–99", Cm 3214, a copy of which is in the Library.
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£ million, 1996–97 prices 1990–91 Outturn 1991–92 Outturn 1992–93 Outturn 1993–94 Outturn 1994–95 Outturn 1995–96 Outturn 1996–97 Plans TOTAL EXPENDITURE WITHIN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S RESPONSIBILITY 11,758 13,301 13,849 14,376 14,677 14,734 14,494 HOME AFFAIRS Central Government expenditure Legal Aid Fund 78 87 115 126 131 129 133 Legal Aid Administration 7 8 8 9 7 7 7 CICB Compensation 21 23 23 21 19 23 36 CICB Administration 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 Other services related to crime 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 Scottish Prison Service 150 157 148 164 172 165 174 Police 20 22 20 25 25 27 27 Fire Service 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 Civil Defence 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 Miscellaneous Services 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 Police Superannuation 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Fire Superannuation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scottish Courts 72 83 86 85 62 60 59 Central Government grants to local authorities current grants Police 260 267 276 288 286 294 316 Civil Defence 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 Capital grants Civil Defence 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Police 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 Total home affairs expenditure 690 660 694 733 718 740 769 HOME AFFAIRS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE WITHIN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S RESPONSIBILITY 5.9 per cent. 5.0 per cent. 5.0 per cent. 5.1 per cent. 4.9 per cent. 5.0 per cent. 5.3 per cent. Figures adjusted to 1996–97 prices using the GDP deflator.