§ 24. Mr. GrahamTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what resources he is allocating to Strathclyde regional council police department to combat drug-related crimes; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonStrathclyde regional council determines the resources allocated to Strathclyde police and it is for the chief constable to decide how the resources available to him should be deployed. The council receives police grant at 51 per cent. of its net expenditure on the police.