Police Expenditure (Hansard, 15 January 1997)

§ Mr. Jim Cunningham
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the spending limit for police authorities(a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands in each year since 1992 (i) in cash terms and (ii) as a percentage change over the previous year. [9746]
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§ Mr. Maclean
The available information is as follows:

Total spending powers

West Midlands £ million Percentage change England and Wales¹ £ million Percentage change

1992–93 286.2 — ²— —

1993–94 302.7 5.8 ²— —

1994–95 314.9 4.0 ²— —

1995–96 329.3 4.6 6,366.5 —

1996–97 344.2 4.5 6,612.8 3.9

1997–98 357.2 3.8 6,859.3 3.7

¹ Excludes City of London: no separately identifiable figures are available for the police service.

² Figures are not available as shire police services were funded from county council budgets.

§ Mr. Cunningham
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funds were made available from central Government for spending by police authorities(a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands for each year since 1992 (i) in cash terms and (ii) as a percentage change over the previous year. [9747]

§ Mr. Maclean
The available information is as follows:

Total external support for police authorities including all grants and income from national non-domestic rates

West Midlands £ million Percentage change England and Wales¹ £ million Percentage change

1992–93 ²— — ³— —

1993–94 272.0 — ³— —

1994–95 282.4 3.8 ³— —

1995–96 295.9 4.8 5,589.4 —

1996–97 310.0 4.8 5,801.9 3.8

1997–98 317.4 2.4 5,930.0 2.2

¹ Excludes City of London: no separately identifiable figures are available for the police service.

² Full information is not available.

³ Figures are not available as shire police services were funded from county council budgets.

§ Mr. Cunningham
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received from police authorities(a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands regarding their spending allowances for the coming year. [9748]

§ Mr. Maclean
To date 14 individual police authorities, plus the police authorities of Wales, have made representations about the level of proposed spending limits for 1997–98. In relation to the west midlands we have received representations from the chairman of the Police Authority, from the chief constable, the chairman of the West Midlands joint committee and the hon. Member for Coventry, North (Mr. Ainsworth).

§ Mr. Michael
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list for(a) each individual police authority, (b) each class of police authority and (c) all police authorities the increase in pounds in (i) the 265W aggregate of each police authority's capped expenditure limit or in the case of the Metropolitan police the estimated budget requirement and police rule 2 and rule 3 grants in 1997–98 over 1996–97 and (ii) total external support including all police grants in 1997–98 over 1996–97 and the difference between (i) and (ii) in pounds and as a percentage of 1996–97 cash precepts; [10308]
(2) if he will list for (a) each individual police authority, (b) each class of police authority and (c) all police authorities the increase in pounds in (i) the

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– cash precept

Police authorities: (£ million) (1) (£ million) (2) (£ million) (3) (£ million) (4) (£ million) (5) (£ million) (6)

Avon and Somerset 6.0 2.7 4.9 1.6 3.4 15.0

Bedfordshire 2.2 1.1 1.8 0.7 1.2 14.0

Cambridgeshire 2.6 1.1 2.1 0.6 1.5 14.7

Cheshire 3.9 1.7 3.1 0.9 2.2 14.6

Cleveland 2.8 1.4 2.3 1.0 1.3 18.5

Cumbria 2.2 1.0 1.9 0.7 1.2 14.5

Derbyshire 3.8 1.9 3.1 1.2 1.9 14.5

Devon and Cornwall 6.1 3.7 4.9 2.5 2.4 9.8

Dorset 2.7 1.0 2.2 0.5 1.7 11.1

Durham 2.7 1.3 2.3 0.9 1.4 17.7

Essex 6.0 2.6 4.8 1.4 3.4 13.1

Gloucestershire 2.3 1.0 1.9 0.6 1.3 14.7

Hampshire 6.9 3.0 5.6 1.7 3.9 13.9

Hertfordshire 3.6 1.5 2.9 0.8 2.1 13.4

Humberside 3.9 2.0 3.2 1.3 1.9 16.2

Kent 6.4 3.0 5.2 1.8 3.4 13.4

Lancashire 6.3 3.0 5.2 1.9 3.3 16.8

Leicestershire 3.7 1.7 3.0 1.0 2 15.7

Lincolnshire 2.5 1.9 2.0 1.5 0.5 4.0

Norfolk 3.0 1.3 2.4 0.7 1.7 14.3

Northamptonshire 2.4 1.0 2.0 0.6 1.4 11.4

North Yorkshire 2.8 1.5 2.2 0.9 1.3 11.0

Nottinghamshire 4.4 3.3 3.7 2.5 1.1 8.2

Staffordshire 4.3 2.0 3.5 1.2 2.3 14.6

Suffolk 2.5 1.0 2.0 0.6 1.4 14.2

Surrey 3.4 2.8 2.8 2.2 0.5 3.7

Sussex 5.9 2.6 4.8 1.4 3.4 13.1

Thames Valley 8.1 3.3 6.5 1.7 4.8 13.3

Warwickshire 1.9 0.8 1.6 0.5 1.1 13.9

West Mercia 4.1 1.6 3.3 0.8 2.5 14.5

Wiltshire 2.4 1.0 1.9 0.5 1.4 13.8

Total English shire authorities 122 59 99 36 63 13.1

Greater Manchester 12.8 6.5 10.9 4.6 6.4 18.6

Merseyside 8.3 4.3 7.2 3.3 3.9 16.9

Northumbria 7.1 4.1 6.0 3.0 3 16.0

South Yorkshire 5.9 3.0 4.9 2.1 2.9 17.4

West Midlands 13.0 7.3 11.0 5.4 5.6 16.4

West Yorkshire 9.9 4.9 8.0 3.4 4.6 16.9

Total metropolitan authorities 57 30 48 22 26 17.1

Metropolitan police ² 55.4 29.5 48.7 22.8 25.9 ³16.7

City of London police⁴

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aggregate of each police authority's capped expenditure limit or, in the case of the Metropolitan police, the estimated budget requirement and police rule 3 grant in 1997–98 over 1996–97 and (ii) total external support including all police grants other than police rule 2 grant in 1997–98 over 1996–97 and the difference between (i) and (ii) in pounds and as a percentage of 1996–97 cash precepts. [10309]

§ Mr. Maclean
[holding answer 13 January 1997]: The information requested is set out in the table.
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Increase in 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– cash precept

Police authorities: (£ million) (1) (£ million) (2) (£ million) (3) (£ million) (4) (£ million) (5) (£ million) (6)

Dyfed Powys 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.2 0.4 5.1

Gwent 2.4 1.9 2.0 1.5 0.5 6.1

North Wales 2.7 2.1 2.2 1.6 0.6 5.6

South Wales 5.7 4.5 4.8 3.6 1.2 5.6

Total Welsh authorities 13 10 11 8 3 6.0

Total (all authorities) 247 129 207 89 118 14.0

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.

⁴No separately identifiable figures exist for the City of London police.

All figures have been rounded from the original calculations. Figures for total external support were provided by the Department of the Environment.

Total spending powers
	West Midlands £ million	Percentage change	England and Wales¹ £ million	Percentage change
1992–93	286.2	—	²—	—
1993–94	302.7	5.8	²—	—
1994–95	314.9	4.0	²—	—
1995–96	329.3	4.6	6,366.5	—
1996–97	344.2	4.5	6,612.8	3.9
1997–98	357.2	3.8	6,859.3	3.7
¹ Excludes City of London: no separately identifiable figures are available for the police service.
² Figures are not available as shire police services were funded from county council budgets.

Total external support for police authorities including all grants and income from national non-domestic rates
	West Midlands £ million	Percentage change	England and Wales¹ £ million	Percentage change
1992–93	²—	—	³—	—
1993–94	272.0	—	³—	—
1994–95	282.4	3.8	³—	—
1995–96	295.9	4.8	5,589.4	—
1996–97	310.0	4.8	5,801.9	3.8
1997–98	317.4	2.4	5,930.0	2.2
¹ Excludes City of London: no separately identifiable figures are available for the police service.
² Full information is not available.
³ Figures are not available as shire police services were funded from county council budgets.

	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– cash precept
Police authorities:	(£ million) (1)	(£ million) (2)	(£ million) (3)	(£ million) (4)	(£ million) (5)	(£ million) (6)
Avon and Somerset	6.0	2.7	4.9	1.6	3.4	15.0
Bedfordshire	2.2	1.1	1.8	0.7	1.2	14.0
Cambridgeshire	2.6	1.1	2.1	0.6	1.5	14.7
Cheshire	3.9	1.7	3.1	0.9	2.2	14.6
Cleveland	2.8	1.4	2.3	1.0	1.3	18.5
Cumbria	2.2	1.0	1.9	0.7	1.2	14.5
Derbyshire	3.8	1.9	3.1	1.2	1.9	14.5
Devon and Cornwall	6.1	3.7	4.9	2.5	2.4	9.8
Dorset	2.7	1.0	2.2	0.5	1.7	11.1
Durham	2.7	1.3	2.3	0.9	1.4	17.7
Essex	6.0	2.6	4.8	1.4	3.4	13.1
Gloucestershire	2.3	1.0	1.9	0.6	1.3	14.7
Hampshire	6.9	3.0	5.6	1.7	3.9	13.9
Hertfordshire	3.6	1.5	2.9	0.8	2.1	13.4
Humberside	3.9	2.0	3.2	1.3	1.9	16.2
Kent	6.4	3.0	5.2	1.8	3.4	13.4
Lancashire	6.3	3.0	5.2	1.9	3.3	16.8
Leicestershire	3.7	1.7	3.0	1.0	2	15.7
Lincolnshire	2.5	1.9	2.0	1.5	0.5	4.0
Norfolk	3.0	1.3	2.4	0.7	1.7	14.3
Northamptonshire	2.4	1.0	2.0	0.6	1.4	11.4
North Yorkshire	2.8	1.5	2.2	0.9	1.3	11.0
Nottinghamshire	4.4	3.3	3.7	2.5	1.1	8.2
Staffordshire	4.3	2.0	3.5	1.2	2.3	14.6
Suffolk	2.5	1.0	2.0	0.6	1.4	14.2
Surrey	3.4	2.8	2.8	2.2	0.5	3.7
Sussex	5.9	2.6	4.8	1.4	3.4	13.1
Thames Valley	8.1	3.3	6.5	1.7	4.8	13.3
Warwickshire	1.9	0.8	1.6	0.5	1.1	13.9
West Mercia	4.1	1.6	3.3	0.8	2.5	14.5
Wiltshire	2.4	1.0	1.9	0.5	1.4	13.8
Total English shire authorities	122	59	99	36	63	13.1
Greater Manchester	12.8	6.5	10.9	4.6	6.4	18.6
Merseyside	8.3	4.3	7.2	3.3	3.9	16.9
Northumbria	7.1	4.1	6.0	3.0	3	16.0
South Yorkshire	5.9	3.0	4.9	2.1	2.9	17.4
West Midlands	13.0	7.3	11.0	5.4	5.6	16.4
West Yorkshire	9.9	4.9	8.0	3.4	4.6	16.9
Total metropolitan authorities	57	30	48	22	26	17.1
Metropolitan police ²	55.4	29.5	48.7	22.8	25.9	³16.7
City of London police⁴

	Increase in 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– cash precept
Police authorities:	(£ million) (1)	(£ million) (2)	(£ million) (3)	(£ million) (4)	(£ million) (5)	(£ million) (6)
Dyfed Powys	1.9	1.5	1.6	1.2	0.4	5.1
Gwent	2.4	1.9	2.0	1.5	0.5	6.1
North Wales	2.7	2.1	2.2	1.6	0.6	5.6
South Wales	5.7	4.5	4.8	3.6	1.2	5.6
Total Welsh authorities	13	10	11	8	3	6.0
Total (all authorities)	247	129	207	89	118	14.0
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.
⁴No separately identifiable figures exist for the City of London police.