§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total expenditure in each of the last three years under section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966, as outlined in his Department circular 72/1986, relating to expenditure for Commonwealth immigrants by local authorities; and of those sums how much was spent on education.
§ Mr. John PattenThe amount of grant paid out under section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966 for the most recent three year period for which actual figures are available is as follows:
£ million 1986–87 104 1987–88 93 1988–89 89 The figures represent 75 per cent. of total section 11 expenditure. The remaining 25 per cent. is a matter of local authority contribution.
In each of the three years education provision has accounted for approximately 80 per cent. of total grant.
Wiltshire constabulary Authorised establishment Strength 31 December Number As proportion of population of England and Wales (per cent.) Number As proportion of population of England and Wales (per cent.) England and Wales population figures1 (thousands) 1979 1,032 0.002 1,007 0.002 48,870 1980 1,033 0.002 1,032 0.002 49,162 1981 1,035 0.002 1,042 0.002 49,222 1982 1,042 0.002 1,031 0.002 49,573 1983 1,042 0.002 1,030 0.002 49,608 1984 1,042 0.002 1,029 0.002 49,657 1985 1,045 0.002 1,028 0.002 49,767 1986 1,049 0.002 1,037 0.002 49,923 1987 1,074 0.002 1,096 0.002 50,079 1988 1,074 0.002 1,093 0.002 50,244 1 The population figures are mid-year figures and relate to the previous year in each instance. Details of the police/population ratio for Wiltshire and for the other police force areas in England and Wales for the last 10 years can be found in the annual reports of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary (appendix 7) copies of which are lodged in the House of Commons Library.