§ Mr. Bill MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 20 April 1998,Official Report, column 528, relating to current expenditure on his Department's emergency planning activities, if he will identify the subject or subjects of the expenditure classed as "(f) other" in his answer; and if he will make a statement. [44561]
§ Mr. George HowarthThe information requested is given in the table. The figures for other expenditure provided in the Answer of 20 April included, in error, some costs relating to the Emergency Planning College. This has been corrected in the table.
Other current expenditure on emergency planning activities £000 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99(provision) Severe Weather Warning Service 0 3,152 4,174 3,852 Information Technology 52 144 63 50 Training 0 3 7 4 Stationery 5 11 4 5 Hospitality 2 2 2 2 Reprographics 0 4 5 5 National Warning System 407 302 318 382 Research and Development 368 129 52 50 Police Emergency Planning Expenditure 344 255 219 0 Radiation Monitoring Equipment 8 11 8 0 Media Advisory Service 186 148 188 188 Disposal of former Civil Defence estate/equipment 2,784 1,794 958 0 Total 4,156 5,955 5,998 4,538