Mr. Ronald W. Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the Official Report the Government's attitude towards the various proposals of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Recommendations 799 (1975) and 841 (1978)) concerning the granting to immigrants of the right to vote in local elections.
§ Mr. BrittanThis matter is being considered also by a European Community working group on special rights. I think it would be premature for the Government
£million at 1980 survey prices Prisons Police Other Total Percentage of law enforcement budget* 1970–71 … — 2.980 1.516 4.496 0.60 1971–72 … — 3.728 1.667 5.395 0.67 1972–73 … 0.080 4.231 1.725 6.036 0.67 1973–74 … 0.220 4.662 1.728 6.610 0.63 1974–75 … 0.227 5.641 1.487 7.355 0.69 1975–76 … 0.183 6.159 1.524 7.866 0.66 1976–77 … 0.175 6.802 1.596 8.573 0.68 1977–78 … 0.162 5.674 1.473 7.309 0.56 1978–79 … 0.142 6.224 1.428 7.794 0.62 1979–80 … 0.142 5.906 1.407 7.455 0.57 1980–81 … 0.134 5.797 1.796 7.727 0.56 The figures—which are published each year in the Chief Secretary's Memorandum on the Supply Estimates—cover intra-and extra-mural research and staff costs. *i.e. total Vote-borne expenditure by the Home Office on police, probation, courts and prison services, including specific grant in support of the police, courts and probation services.