§ Miss Melanie JohnsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the formula to be used to allocate resources to the areas transferring out of the Metropolitan Police to neighbouring police forces and the methodology used in its derivation. [57572]
§ Kate HoeyThe principal police funding formula will continue to be used to determine resource allocations for all forces and will be published in the Police Grant Report. The forces bordering the Metropolitan Police498W District (MPD) have indicated that there will be additional costs in 1999–2000 associated with the proposed changes to the MPD boundaries. We are considering their bids for extra funding to help meet these transitional costs. No decisions have yet been taken about the allocation of funding to forces bordering the Metropolitan Police or other forces for 1999–2000 or beyond. We expect to announce provisional funding allocations for 1999–2000 and the formula used in a draft Police Grant Report to be published towards the end of the year.