HC Deb 13 March 1986 vol 93 c534W
Dr. Cunningham

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all specific type grants paid by his Department to local authorities, showing the size of each grant, which were hypothecated to any individual service or services, or where local authorities had to bid for specific grants.

Mr. Hurd

Details of the Home Office specific grants are as follows, together with the amounts provided for England and Wales in Class IX, votes 6 and 7 of the Supply Estimates 1985–86 and the Supply Estimates 1985–86, Supplementary Estimates:

£ million
Police 1,399.724
Magistrates' courts 128.606
Probation 129.539
Commonwealth immigrants (section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966) 89.424
Civil Defence 11.989

Grants under section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966 are paid towards the salaries of staff in a range of local authority services, following applications to the Home Office. The other grants are paid on the basis of expenditure on the services identified.