§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the level of expenditure on police services per head of population borne by the rates and rate support grant, but excluding the Home Office police grant (a) in all forces in England and Wales taken together, (b) in the Metropolitan Police area and (c) in England and Wales outside the Metropolitan Police area.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe information is as follows:
- (a) £17.48
- (b) £30.01
- (c) £15.27
All figures are provisional.
The figure for the Metropolitan Police area reflects, among other differences, the higher rate of pay in London and the higher ratio of police officers to population (1:320 in the Metropolitan Police area as against 1:453 for the rest of England and Wales).