§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his estimate is of real spending by his Department in each year from 1980–81 to 2005–06 (planned) at 2000–01 prices; and if he will make a statement.[99882]
§ Mr. BlunkettThe available information is set out in the following table.
Figures for spending before 1985–86 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
£000 Financial year Expenditure1 1985–86 4,958,000 1986–87 5,285,000 1987–88 5,565,849 1988–89 5,534,148 1989–90 5,869,193 1990–91 6,466,092 1991–92 6,946,235 1992–93 7,036,640 1993–94 7,036,242 1994–95 7,225,539 1995–96 7,280,656 1996–97 7,117,909 1997–98 7,221,273 1998–99 8,434,889 1999–2000 8,443,276 2000–01 9,345,305 2001–02 9,997,180 2002–03 11,331,924 2003–04 11,663,355 2004–05 11,622,541 2005–06 12,022,156 1 At 2000–01 prices The major reasons for the increases in expenditure since 1997–98 include:
Increased police numbers and increased funding in support services for the police, in particular the development of science and technology support.Funding new services including: Youth Justice Board, Crime Reduction Programme, Electronic Monitoring, Criminal Justice Information Technology, Victim Supportand the Vulnerable and Intimidated Witnesses and the Home Office's contribution to the departmental cross cutting Criminal Justice System fund.Transfer of asylum support and associated responsibilities from other Government Departments and the increase in asylum numbers in recent years.Additional funding for improving conditions in prisons and development of programmes to reduce re-offending as well as the increase in the prison population.