HC Deb 20 May 1991 vol 191 cc350-1W
Mrs. Currie

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for county police authorities in England the amounts spent in the most recent year available in rank order, together with the standard spending assessment for the police service and the expenditure per head of population.

County police authorities Police expenditure budget 1990–91 £000 's Police component1 of standard spending 1990–91 £000's Relevant population2 Budget expenditure per head (£'s)
Hampshire 113,507 54,289 1,270,689 89.33
Kent 111,966 51,544 1,146,137 97.69
Lancashire 107,559 52,506 1,048,010 102.63
Essex 105,185 49,255 1,112,214 94.57
Nottinghamshire 77,189 38,358 760,662 101.48
Humberside 71,838 32,963 652,686 110.07
Staffordshire 71,162 36,207 786,924 90.43
Leicestershire 64,058 29,124 651,831 98.27
Cheshire 62,851 30,911 717,303 87.62
Derbyshire 61,545 29,670 713,956 86.20
Hertfordshire 59,996 29,917 626,156 95.82
Surrey 56,061 30,103 579,252 96.78
North Yorkshire 48,072 22,886 537,558 89.43
Cleveland 47,627 24,640 411,180 115.83
Norfolk 47,175 22,538 574,129 82.17
Dorset 46,771 20,801 502,671 93.04
Durham 44,554 22,753 456,057 97.69
Suffolk 43,565 19,626 469,891 92.71
Lincolnshire 41,871 19,576 452,504 92.53
Northamptonshire 41,689 18,550 422,651 98.64
Cumbria 41,485 19,129 383,556 108.16
Cambridgeshire 40,590 19,824 477,192 85.06
Wiltshire 39,647 17,954 419,830 94.44
Gloucestershire 39,285 19,262 398,399 98.61
Warwickshire 36,943 16,415 364,929 101.23
Bedfordshire 35,782 18,039 394,078 90.80
Totals 1,557,973 746,840 16,330,445 95.40
1 Standard level of expenditure on the police after specific grant has been deducted.
2 Number on community charge register in force area.