§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what percentage of the spending of each police authority devoted to providing police protection for(a) the Prime Minister and (b) other members of the Government were met by each police authority in (1) 1992–93 and (2) so far in 1993–94;
(2) what percentage of the total cost of providing police protection for (a) the Prime Minister and (b) other members of the Government were met by each police authority in (1) 1992–93 and (2) so far in 1993–94;
(3) what was the spending (a) in 1992–93 and (b) so far in 1993–94 on providing police protection for (i) the Prime Minister and (ii) other members of the Government (1) in total and (2) broken down by police authority.
§ Mr. Charles WardleInformation about the cost of specific police operations is not collected centrally. Expenditure on protection duties qualifies in the usual way for police grant at 51 per cent. and for revenue support grant from the Department of the Environment, leaving only some 15 to 20 per cent. to be raised locally.