HC Deb 10 November 1992 vol 213 cc688-90W
Mr. Clelland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total revenue expenditure in each of the English regions on police, fire and civil defence services in the years 1990–91 and 1991–92.

Mr. Charles Wardle

The available information on net revenue expenditure by English local authorities on these services in 1990–91 and 1991–92 is given in the table. Expenditure on these services is not aggregated on any regional basis.

Police
Net current expenditure supported by Home Office specific grant (excluding loan charges)
£000s
Police Authority 1990–91 1991–92
Avon and Somerset 102,351 111,509
Bedfordshire 35,599 39,148
Cambridgeshire 42,364 47,116
Cheshire 62,370 66,960
Cleveland 50,246 54,802
Cumbria 39,612 45,001
Derbyshire 61,261 66,048
Devon and Cornwall 105,660 117,649
Dorset 49,024 52,006
Durham 44,964 48,589
Essex 104,703 115,540
Gloucestershire 40,236 44,611
Hampshire 111,152 124,869
Hertfordshire 58,743 62,868
Humberside 69,697 77,396
Kent 109,013 128,734
Lancashire 108,135 121,946
Leicestershire 61,274 67,196
Lincolnshire 41,597 47,235
Norfolk 48,115 54,100
Northamptonshire 40,084 45,498
North Yorkshire 47,396 51,679
Nottinghamshire 75,709 82,629
Staffordshire 74,272 82,163
Suffolk 43,008 48,042
Surrey 57,125 63,421
Sussex 92,991 105,647
Thames Valley 134,225 149,414
Warwickshire 36,082 39,842
West Mercia 68,707 77,230
Wiltshire 40,885 46,215
Greater Manchester 228,550 248,807
Police Authority 1990–91 1991–92
Merseyside 160,697 178,881
Northumbria 121,364 131,161
South Yorkshire 94,778 103,165
West Midlands 229,256 250,816
West Yorkshire 181,186 197,226
City of London 37,074 40,820
Metropolitan Police Department 1,197,618 1,341,318
Total 4,307,123 4,777,296
Fire Service net expenditure
(£000s)
Net expenditure
County councils 1990–91 1991–92
Avon 17,562 119,411
Bedfordshire 9,307 19,734
Berkshire 13,546 113,586
Buckinghamshire 10,206 110,700
Cambridgeshire 10,485 111,160
Cheshire 18,155 18,642
Cleveland 16,761 117,270
Cornwall 8,648 8,801
Cumbria 10,176 110,079
Derbyshire 15,954 16,320
Devon 19,326 18,971
Dorset 10,229 111,455
Durham 12,260 112,287
East Sussex 13,319 14,476
Essex 28,965 29,994
Gloucestershire 7,866 18,988
Hampshire 23,462 124,763
Hereford and Worcester 10,933 111,286
Hertfordshire 16,342 117,039
Humberside 20,896 20,985
Isle of Wight 2,699 2,885
Kent 27,778 131,839
Lancashire 28,197 129,863
Leicestershire 12,240 113,610
Lincolnshire 9,387 9,491
Norfolk 12,047 12,538
Northamptonshire 9,064 9,827
Northumberland 7,589 8,294
North Yorkshire 13,165 113,129
Nottinghamshire 17,769 118,642
Oxfordshire 8,737 19,628
Shropshire 6,896 17,193
Somerset 7,329 17,684
Staffordshire 17,901 118,087
Suffolk 10,831 111,163
Surrey 21,974 21,948
Warwickshire 10,552 110,138
West Sussex 12,035 13,095
Wiltshire 9,105 19,007
Fire and civil defence authorities
London 215,031 1221,533
Greater Manchester 56,303 58,993
Merseyside 39,869 142,348
South Yorkshire 28,070 127,900
Tyne and Wear 28,577 28,724
West Midlands 53,580 55,783
West Yorkshire 47,087 148,588
Isles of Scilly 86 193
England Total 1,008,296 1,047,970
1 Outturn expenditure not available. Figures shown are local authority budget estimates.
Civil Defence
Net current expenditure supported by Home Office specific grant
£000s
1990–91 1991–92
(i) County councils
Avon 289 321
Bedfordshire 208 238
Berkshire 403 479
Buckinghamshire 362 412
Cambridgeshire 384 416
Cheshire 501 573
Cleveland 212 240
Cornwall 320 350
Cumbria 379 435
Derbyshire 226 259
Devon 624 663
Dorset 321 355
Durham 241 241
East Sussex 319 367
Essex 482 514
Gloucestershire 290 295
Hampshire 356 426
Hereford and Worcester 240 285
Hertfordshire 443 497
Humberside 351 345
Isle of Wight 273 297
Kent 488 550
Lancashire 314 311
Leicestershire 225 248
Lincolnshire 391 374
Norfolk 421 468
Northamptonshire 268 293
Northumberland 308 287
North Yorkshire 334 364
Nottinghamshire 310 349
Oxfordshire 403 424
Shropshire 223 276
Somerset 322 353
Staffordshire 289 309
Suffolk 298 323
Surrey 392 384
Warwickshire 297 321
West Sussex 322 340
Wiltshire 339 340
(ii) Fire and civil defence authorities
London 1,638 1,812
Greater Manchester 524 574
Merseyside 532 628
South Yorkshire 436 507
Tyne and Wear 431 479
West Midlands 455 495
West Yorkshire 454 453
(iii) Police authorities
Avon-Somerset 3 5
Greater Manchester 4 3
Merseyside 7 6
Northumbria 11 14
Thames Valley 12 3
West Mercia 0 3
West Midlands 6 3
(iv) London boroughs and City of London 129 94
Total 17,810 19,398