HC Deb 17 November 1992 vol 214 cc108-9W
Mr. Bermingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total budget allocation for police overtime in England and Wales for the financial year 1992–93.

Mr. Charles Wardle

Detailed information on current overtime expenditure for provincial police forces in England and Wales is not held centrally, but their overtime expenditure for 1992–93 has been estimated at £148.9 million. The 1992–93 police overtime budget of the Metropolitan police service is £71.2 million.

Mr. Bermingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what police overtime payments in England and Wales have been routinely made since 1 October; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Charles Wardle

This information is not available centrally.

Mr. Bermingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recalculations for the police overtime budget in England and Wales there have been for the financial year 1992–93 since 1 April; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Charles Wardle

Information about changes in current overtime budgets for the provincial forces in England and Wales is not available centrally. The Metropolitan police service 1992–93 budget has not been revised since the beginning of the financial year.

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