§ Mr. HoramTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of policing in the London Borough of Bromley was in each of the last five years, indicating how much of this comes from(a) council tax and (b) the Government. [9992]
§ Mr. DenhamThe Metropolitan Police Authority is funded on a London-wide basis. Budget and funding figures are given in the table.
£ million Year Budget requirement Central Government provision Council tax requirement 1997–98 1,720 1,538 182 1998–99 1,778 1,553 222 1999–2000 1,836 1,595 241 2000–01 1,830 1,585 248 2001–02 1,980 1,666 325 Note:
Central Government provision includes Home Office police grant, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) revenue support grant, national non-domestic rates and Standard Spending Assessment (SSA) reduction grant. Outside the budget requirement, provision has been made for contributions to the cost of the Council Tax Benefit Subsidy Limitation Scheme and for the precepting authority's share of billing authorities' Collection Fund deficits or surpluses.
The funding allocations specifically for local policing in Bromley are set out in the table. In addition, the borough benefits from central and specialist services such 91W as the territorial support group, traffic officers and specialist crime units, which are not budgeted for at borough level.
Funds for policing Bromley borough Year £ million 1997–98 27.0 1998–99 26.4 1999–2000 22.9 2000–01 23.7 2001–02 24.6