§ Mr. WoodwardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the(a) police standard spending assessment and (b) Home Office provision were for Merseyside police in (i) 1995–96, (ii) 1996–97, (iii) 1997–98, (iv) 1998–99, (v) 1999–2000, (vi) 2000–01 and (vii) 2001–02; and what the projected figures are for (A) 2002–03 and (B) 2003–04. [51617]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 25 April 2002]: The information is set out in the table. Figures for 2003–04 are not yet available.
£million Year Police grunt Standard spending assessment Total 1995–96 106.672 108.325 214.997 1996–97 112.589 109.297 221.886 1997–98 113.660 113.674 227.334 1998–99 119.122 114.153 233.275 1999–2000 118.702 117.557 236.259 2000–011 123.723 120.102 243.825 2001–021,2 131.700 125.883 257.583 2002–031 133.793 126.752 260.545 1 Grant figures include principal formula police grant and payments from the crime fighting fund (estimated for 2002–03). 2The figures for 2002–03 are not directly comparable with 2001–02 owing to the change in funding arrangement for the National Crime Squad/National Criminal Intelligence Service. On a like-for-like basis the comparable total figure for 2001–02 is £252.173 million. Note:
Standard spending assessment (SSA) figures include capital financing SSAs.