§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total expenditure per police force in each of the last five years; what amount and proportion of that expenditure was spent on police pensions; what was the real terms change in total expenditure apart from police pensions per police force; what is the expected change in the proportion of total police spending which will be spent on pensions in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement. [77288]
§ Mr. BoatengThe information is set out in the tables.
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Table 1: Police pensions and total expenditure 1994–95 to 1998–99 1994–95 Net total expenditure £000 1994–95 Net pensions costs £000 1994–95 Net pensions as percentage of total expenditure 1994–95 Percentage real terms increase in total expenditure, excluding pensions, over 1993–94 Metropolitan Police 1,588,001 154,666 9.7 -1.31 Norfolk 68,546 6,897 10.1 3.57 North Wales 62,647 5,771 9.2 4.05 North Yorkshire 63,772 8,946 14.0 1.74 Northamptonshire 60,306 6,107 10.1 5.34 Northumbria 175,837 19,933 11.3 8.38 Nottinghamshire 106,195 11,397 10.7 5.59 South Wales 133,688 14,513 10.9 -4.76 South Yorkshire 137,623 11,121 8.1 6.00 Staffordshire 100,265 11,610 11.6 3.83 Suffolk 56,828 5,872 10.3 0.43 Surrey 84,371 7,318 8.7 9.57 Sussex 130,382 12,704 9.7 5.26 Thames Valley Police 192,080 12,687 6.6 5.27 Warwickshire 50,000 4,180 8.4 2.31 West Mercia 98,108 9,489 9.7 3.65 West Midlands 313,518 29,945 9.6 2.17 West Yorkshire 236,100 27,367 11.6 2.42 Wiltshire 59,155 4,143 7.0 6.94 166W167W
1995–96 Net total expenditure £000 1995–96 Net pensions costs £000 1995–96 Net pensions as percentage of total expenditure 1995–96 Percentage real terms increase in total expenditure, excluding pensions, over 1994–95 Avon and Somerset 141,091 17,780 12.6 -3.61 Bedfordshire 54,533 4,890 9.0 2.06 Cambridgeshire 61,003 5,871 9.6 0.62 Cheshire 87,315 10,074 11.5 -0.29 City of London 56,042 6,848 12.2 0.86 Cleveland 68,558 7,950 11.6 -3.50 Cumbria 53,444 6,145 11.5 -5.39 Derbyshire 86,015 10,416 12.1 -4.11 Devon and Cornwall 144,513 17,661 12.2 -2.87 Dorset 63,276 6,947 11.0 -9.25 Durham 62,432 7,218 11.6 2.52 Dyfed Powys 46,197 7,036 15.2 -5.92 Essex 146,473 14,045 9.6 — Gloucestershire 53,977 5,635 10.4 -6.75 Greater Manchester 331,304 43,809 13.2 -2.25 Gwent 44,436 3,695 8.3 0.45 Hampshire 163,193 17,316 10.6 0.07 Hertfordshire 87,825 6,060 6.9 1.10 Humberside 96,418 11,228 11.6 -0.48 Kent 155,223 15,046 9.7 -3.57 Lancashire 152,225 19,662 12.9 0.31 Leicestershire 86,855 10,888 12.5 3.91 Lincolnshire 59,022 7,786 13.2 — Merseyside 220,007 29,934 13.6 -2.50 Metropolitan Police 1,639,392 150,347 9.2 0.95 Norfolk 70,378 8,489 12.1 -2.45 North Wales 65,933 7,489 11.4 -0.15 North Yorkshire 63,096 8,459 13.4 -3.17 Northamptonshire 57,075 5,470 9.6 -7.48 Northumbria 178,820 26,636 14.9 -5.15 Nottinghamshire 106,334 11,732 11.0 -3.03 South Wales 144,452 18,828 13.0 2.43 South Yorkshire 144,354 12,700 8.8 1.13 Staffordshire 98,661 11,377 11.5 -4.33 Suffolk 55,814 7,137 12.8 -7.18
1995–96 Net total expenditure £000 1995–96 Net pensions costs £000 1995–96 Net pensions as percentage of total expenditure 1995–96 Percentage real terms increase in total expenditure, excluding pensions, over 1994–95 Surrey 83,000 7,803 9.4 -5.17 Sussex 137,785 17,438 12.7 -0.63 Thames Valley Police 194,465 15,992 8.2 -3.33 Warwickshire 47,760 5,004 10.5 -9.33 West Mercia 95,886 8,875 9.3 -4.59 West Midlands 331,075 34,304 10.4 1.69 West Yorkshire 238,801 25,775 10.8 -0.83 Wiltshire 54,448 4,032 7.4 -10.95 168W169W
1996–97 Net total expenditure £000 1996–97 Net pensions costs £000 1996–97 Net pensions as percentage of total expenditure 1996–97 Percentage real terms increase in total expenditure, excluding pensions, over 1995–96 Avon and Somerset 152,087 22,122 14.5 2.25 Bedfordshire 56,627 5,422 9.6 0.06 Cambridgeshire 65,024 7,140 11.0 1.85 Cheshire 94,177 7,917 8.4 8.34 City of London 57,317 6,636 11.6 -0.06 Cleveland 73,108 8,694 11.9 3.10 Cumbria 56,856 7,307 12.9 1.63 Derbyshire 90,420 11,075 12.2 1.82 Devon and Cornwall 150,392 19,006 12.6 0.48 Dorset 67,831 7,618 11.2 3.70 Durham 68,035 8,233 12.1 5.07 Dyfed Powys 47,869 5,979 12.5 3.77 Essex 151,412 14,785 9.8 0.09 Gloucestershire 58,420 7,978 13.7 1.23 Greater Manchester 341,170 47,275 13.9 -0.83 Gwent 57,742 5,735 9.9 23.84 Hampshire 172,845 16,432 9.5 4.02 Hertfordshire 88,863 7,930 8.9 -3.98 Humberside 99,719 10,849 10.9 1.20 Kent 161,625 14,601 9.0 1.75 Lancashire 161,865 22,481 13.9 2.00 Leicestershire 92,853 10,273 11.1 5.46 Lincolnshire 61,508 7,792 12.7 1.71 Merseyside 221,172 35,211 15.9 -5.09 Metropolitan Police 1,683,181 170,677 10.1 -1.46 Norfolk 75,547 9,832 13.0 3.01 North Wales 68,266 8,829 12.9 -1.34 North Yorkshire 67,042 9,515 14.2 2.14 Northamptonshire 59,252 5,677 9.6 0.71 Northumbria 186,410 27,649 14.8 1.20 Nottinghamshire 113,591 12,912 11.4 3.24 South Wales 147,458 20,376 13.8 -1.86 South Yorkshire 150,949 13,065 8.7 1.60 Staffordshire 107,832 15,465 14.3 2.66 Suffolk 60,963 7,973 13.1 5.61 Surrey 85,345 8,478 9.9 -0.83 Sussex 150,626 19,702 13.1 5.54 Thames Valley Police 201,397 17,256 8.6 0.09 Warwickshire 47,686 4,252 8.9 -1.45 West Mercia 102,078 10,567 10.4 2.03 West Midlands 337,992 34,530 10.2 -0.80 West Yorkshire 265,233 31,132 11.7 6.61 Wiltshire 59,993 7,828 13.0 0.38
1997–98 Net total expenditure £000 1997–98 Net pensions costs £000 1997–98 Net pensions as percentage of total expenditure 1997–98 Percentage real terms increase in total expenditure, excluding pensions, over 1996–97 Avon and Somerset 152,673 24,389 16.0 -3.70 Bedfordshire 58,570 6,764 11.5 -1.29 Cambridgeshire 68,681 8,158 11.9 2.01 Cheshire 104,005 11,778 11.3 4.31 City of London 57,893 7,361 12.7 -2.73 Cleveland 75,426 8,252 10.9 1.74 Cumbria 61,709 7,881 12.8 5.99 Derbyshire 95,641 12,430 13.0 2.31 Devon and Cornwall 155,435 21,033 13.5 -0.20 Dorset 69,727 9,087 13.0 -1.75 Durham 75,166 12,697 16.9 1.91 Dyfed Powys 50,952 6,191 12.2 4.25 Essex 157,487 17,097 10.9 0.25 Gloucestershire 58,633 7,721 13.2 -1.53 Greater Manchester 353,319 58,292 16.5 -2.06 Gwent 64,598 7,634 11.8 6.86 Hampshire 180,791 17,272 9.6 1.99 Hertfordshire 93,011 8,970 9.6 1.31 Humberside 106,220 14,006 13.2 1.23 Kent 174,211 19,914 11.4 2.39 Lancashire 169,275 23,988 14.2 1.69 Leicestershire 98,789 not available not available — Lincolnshire 66,184 9,266 14.0 3.38 Merseyside 224,327 33,754 15.0 -0.02 Metropolitan Police 1,676,617 191,041 11.4 -4.18 Norfolk 80,222 10,719 13.4 3.18 North Wales 70,920 9,825 13.9 0.28 North Yorkshire 71,840 10,475 14.6 4.07 Northamptonshire 64,605 8,030 12.4 3.02 Northumbria 195,092 30,651 15.7 1.05 Nottinghamshire 120,556 17,019 14.1 0.33 South Wales 159,411 28,071 17.6 0.83 South Yorkshire 166,027 20,321 12.2 3.10 Staffordshire 110,264 19,077 17.3 -3.69 Suffolk 63,676 8,374 13.2 1.82 Surrey 90,976 12,646 13.9 -0.58 Sussex 157,631 21,485 13.6 1.45 Thames Valley Police 210,333 20,930 10.0 0.35 Warwickshire 51,003 7,099 13.9 -1.38 West Mercia 107,788 12,038 11.2 2.08 West Midlands 360,129 44,073 12.2 1.61 West Yorkshire 281,745 37,161 13.2 1.93 Wiltshire 58,535 6,149 10.5 -2.03 170W171W
1998–99 Net total expenditure £000 1998–99 Net pensions costs £000 1998–99 Net pensions as percentage of total expenditure 1998–99 Percentage real terms increase in total expenditure, excluding pensions, over 1997–98 Avon and Somerset 167,417 26,877 16.1 6.88 Bedfordshire 62,317 6,982 11.2 4.21 Cambridgeshire 71,230 8,463 11.9 1.18 Cheshire 106,523 11,580 10.9 0.43 City of London 60,862 8,291 13.6 1.50 Cleveland 82,282 11,108 13.5 3.37 Cumbria 63,000 8,715 13.8 -1.61 Derbyshire 100,894 13,788 13.7 2.13 Devon and Cornwall 167,117 23,165 13.9 4.49 Dorset 73,497 9,486 12.9 2.98 Durham 78,103 10,166 13.0 6.10 Dyfed Powys 52,609 6,926 13.2 -0.43
1998–99 Net total expenditure £000 1998–99 Net pensions costs £000 1998–99 Net pensions as percentage of total expenditure 1998–99 Percentage real terms increase in total expenditure, excluding pensions, over 1997–98 Essex 168,889 19,361 11.5 3.91 Gloucestershire 63,780 9,138 14.3 4.71 Greater Manchester 371,497 59,380 16.0 3.21 Gwent 67,919 7,712 11.4 3.12 Hampshire 190,920 20,009 10.5 1.97 Hertfordshire 97,859 9,499 9.7 2.57 Humberside 111,587 13,584 12.2 3.69 Kent 178,916 20,867 11.7 -0.07 Lancashire 178,051 24,802 13.9 2.91 Leicestershire 102,707 12,566 12.2 — Lincolnshire 68,322 10,057 14.7 -0.13 Merseyside 245,277 37,483 15.3 6.38 Metropolitan Police 1,778,001 210,438 11.8 2.95 Norfolk 82,339 10,148 12.3 1.33 North Wales 75,075 11,138 14.8 2.10 North Yorkshire 75,638 12,162 16.1 0.92 Northamptonshire 67,134 7,067 10.5 3.58 Northumbria 205,380 31,500 15.3 3.16 Nottinghamshire 124,828 16,355 13.1 2.21 South Wales 163,430 24,861 15.2 2.93 South Yorkshire 168,205 17,248 10.3 1.08 Staffordshire 122,540 22,383 18.3 7.16 Suffolk 65,785 8,385 12.7 1.26 Surrey 90,738 11,021 12.1 -0.71 Sussex 162,664 24,846 15.3 -1.24 Thames Valley Police 221,147 20,306 9.2 3.45 Warwickshire 53,617 6,201 11.6 5.37 West Mercia 112,879 12,458 11.0 2.32 West Midlands 372,296 42,831 11.5 1.70 West Yorkshire 280,739 37,555 13.4 -3.00 Wiltshire 66,666 7,480 11.2 10.22 Notes:
1994/95–1997/98: Total expenditure and pensions costs taken from CIPFA Actuals
1998/99: Estimated total expenditure and estimated pension costs taken from CIPFA Estimate
Table 2: Estimated police pensions costs as proportion of police funding 1999–2000 to 2001–02 £ million 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Police Funding1 7,142 7,341 7,631 Police Pensions Costs2 931 993 1,059 Proportion of funding (per cent.) 13.04 13.53 13.88 1 Total Standard Spending 2 Government Actuary's Department