HC Deb 06 February 1997 vol 289 cc665-7W
Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answers of 13 January,Official Report, columns 48–52, and 15 January, Official Report, columns 265–68, if he will re-calculate the figures based on the final local government finance and final police grant settlements for 1997–98. [13901]

Mr. Maclean

The figures given in my reply to the hon. Member of 13 January,Official Report, columns 48–52, have not changed. Revised figures, previously given in my reply to the hon. Member on 15 January, Official Report, columns 265–68, are set out in the table. The figures provided earlier were based on the provisional settlement which has now been finalised following consultation with police and local authorities.

Increase in capped expenditure limit and rule 2 and 3 grants over 1996–97 Increase in total external support1 including all grants over 1996–97 Increase in capped expenditure limit including rule 3 grant over 1996–97 Increase in total external support except rule 2 grant over 1996–97 Difference between columns (1) and (2) and between columns (3) and (4) Difference between columns (1) and (2) and between columns (3) and (4) as a percentage of 1996–97 cash precept
£ million £ million £ million £ million £ million Percentage
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
North Wales 2.7 2.2 2.2 1.7 0.5 4.7
South Wales 5.7 4.6 4.8 3.7 1.1 6.0
Total Welsh authorities 13 10 11 8 2 5.3
Total (All authorities) 247 127 207 87 120 14.2
1 Includes principal police grant, additional rules 1, 2 and 3, police damping grant, revenue support grant and income from national non-domestic rates.
2 Total external support includes provision for services other than police functions.
3 Includes Other Service Block element of 1996–97 cash precept.
4 No separately identifiable figures exist for the City of London police.
1. All figures have been rounded from the original calculations. Figures for total external support were provided by the Department of the Environment.