§ 50. Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what financial provision has been made in Government grants for police forces in England and Wales in 1991–92; and what was the comparable figure for 1990–91.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerI have been asked to reply.
Subject to parliamentary approval, provision of £2,615.7 million has been made for the payment of specific grants and special grants to police authorities in 1991–92. This compares with a provision of £2,269.7 million in supply estimates, and a total provision of £2,366.9 million after supplementary estimates, for 1990–91. In addition to these grants, expenditure on police forces is supported by central Government through revenue support grant and redistributed business rates, but these are not hypothecated to particular services.