§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was(a) the cash increase and (b) the percentage increase in grants and moneys to each of the police authorities in Wales in the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacleanThere are no separate standard spending assessments—SSAs—for police authorities in Wales for this or previous years, on which to base year-on-year comparisons. County council SSAs include provision for police services. Expenditure on policing is determined by county councils in the light of their statutory responsibilities, local needs and available resources. Fifty-one per cent. of actual net police expenditure—both capital and current—is met by Home Office grant. The increase in police grant payable to each Welsh police authority between 1992–93 and 1993–94, in cash arid percentage terms, is as follows:
authority in North Wales to discuss its budget provisions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacleanMy right hon. and learned Friend has no plans at present to meet the North Wales police authority. The setting of the force budget is a matter for the police authority.