§ Shona McIsaacTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding his Department has allocated to projects in(a) North East Lincolnshire and (b) North Lincolnshire since 1997, broken down by departmental initiatives. [82917]
§ Mr. DenhamThe table outlines projects that have been funded in both North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire.
603WIn addition to this, mainstream funding of £391.6 million has been allocated to Lincolnshire for policing since 1997. Police resources are allocated between all 43 forces in England and Wales according to a formula that allocates funding to provide a standard level of service. It is then a matter for the Police Authority to set a budget and the Chief Constable to determine how resources should be used, taking local views into account wherever possible.