§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the actual total cost of providing a police service in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. HurdThe information is as follows:
Financial Year £ million 1973–74 483 1974–75 622 1975–76 819 1976–77 964 1977–78 1,035 1978–79 1,150 1979–80 1,482 1980–81 1,779 1981–82 2,129 1982–83 *2,445
90W
£ million Financial Year Expenditure borne by 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Prisons Vote* 77.8 91.3 124.5 173.2 188.0 208.9 242.4 297.6 402.1 438.9 *Provisional.