§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the average increase in expenditure on law and order services in Scotland in each of the years from 1979 to the nearest available date.
§ Mr. AncramThe information requested is as follows:
Outturn expenditure £ million Per cent, increase on previous year 1978–79 154.9 — 1979–80 195.3 26.1 1980–81 244.4 25.1 1981–82 288.6 18.1 1982–83 321.4 11.4 1983–84* 361.9 12.6 * Provisional. The figures given above are of net current and capital expenditure on the prisons, police, legal aid, courts and criminal injuries compensation programmes.