HC Deb 18 January 1994 vol 235 cc463-7W
Mr. Hain

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the expenditure(a) per officer and (b) per 100,000 population (i) in total, (ii) on vehicles, (iii) on buildings and (iv) on communications for each year since 1979 for the South Wales, Thames Valley, Kent, Lancashire, Avon and Somerset and Hampshire police authority areas; and what were the comparable totals for all non-metropolitan and Welsh non-metropolitan police authority areas.

Capital Expenditure £ million
Authority 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
(Provision)
Avon and Somerset 8.010 7.356 6.097 6.948 10.359
Hampshire 1.523 3.607 3.747 4.867 4.311
Kent 1.532 2.778 3.751 4.068 3.672
Lancashire 2.654 4.133 5.908 4.014 4.607
South Wales 1.056 3.795 3.880 4.053 5.673
Thames Valley 7.325 5.190 5.283 4.806 4.681
All non-metropolitan 74.275 97.759 113.210 116.147 113.573
Welsh (non-metropolitan) 4.189 10.771 11.490 12.190 10.907

Mr. Hain

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the number of (i) arrests and (ii) prosecutions(a) per officer and (b) per 100,000 population for each year since 1979 for the South Wales, Thames Valley, Kent, Lancashire, Avon and Somerset and

Arrests for all types of offence
Police force area Total non-metropolitan
South Wales Thames Valley Kent Lancashire Avon and Somerset Hampshire England and Wales Wales only
Arrests per police officer
1979 9 13 12 11 10 14 11 9
1980 10 13 12 12 11 14 11 11
1981 11 13 13 12 12 14 12 11
1982 14 15 13 12 13 14 13 13
1983 15 15 13 14 12 14 13 13
1984 16 14 13 16 13 14 13 15
1985 17 16 14 16 13 16 14 15
1986 14 14 14 15 11 16 13 13
1987 15 14 16 15 12 16 13 14
1988 16 14 16 16 12 17 14 15
1989 17 15 16 16 13 19 15 16
1990 18 16 15 18 14 20 15 17
1991 18 16 15 19 12 19 15 17
1992 18 15 17 19 11 19 15 17
Arrests per 100,000 population
1979 2,236 2,146 2,324 2,458 2,211 2,608 2,205 2,131
1980 2,512 2,234 2,437 2,881 2,393 2,668 2,382 2,451
1981 2,764 2,365 2,528 2,915 2,669 2,686 2,482 2,569
1982 3,294 2,598 2,639 2,885 2,820 2,806 2,638 2,879
1983 3,503 2,695 2,590 3,270 2,782 2,761 2,708 3,023
1984 3,936 2,620 2,573 3,618 2,901 2,719 2,745 3,316
1985 4,090 2,777 2,783 3,529 2,947 3,079 2,835 3,469
1986 3,466 2,522 2,771 3,347 2,461 3,024 2,595 2,999
1987 3,626 2,508 3,119 3,468 2,601 3,150 2,774 3,195
1988 3,861 2,589 3,165 3,696 2,678 3,271 2,833 3,384
1989 4,042 2,931 3,108 3,845 2,822 3,651 3,037 3,567
1990 4,296 3,015 3,085 4,115 3,001 3,768 3,208 3,775
1991 4,363 2,997 3,146 4,451 2,768 3,717 3,269 3,913
1992 4,344 2,998 3,532 4,422 2,479 3,630 3,275 3,955

Mr. Charles Wardle

An answer could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Hain

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the capital programmes for each year since 1979 for the South Wales, Thames Valley, Kent, Lancashire, Avon and Somerset and Hampshire police authority areas; and what were the comparable totals for all non-metropolitan and Welsh non-metropolitan police authority areas.

Mr. Charles Wardle

The information requested, which is available only from April 1990, is set out in the table.

Hampshire police authority areas; and what were the comparable totals for all non-metropolitan and Welsh non-metropolitan police authority areas.

Mr. Maclean

The available information is contained in the tables. Information on prosecutions prior to 1983 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Persons proceeded against at magistrates courts for indictable offences
Police force area 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Prosecutions per police officer1
South Wales 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 6
Thames Valley 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Kent 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
Lancashire 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4
Avon and Somerset 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Hampshire 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Total non-metropolitan England and Wales 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Wales only 5 5 5 5 5 s 5 5 5 5
Prosecutions per 100,000 population1
South Wales 1,363 1,344 1,366 1,277 1,365 1,396 1,237 1,338 1,446 1,415
Thames Valley 738 665 648 603 608 621 588 699 713 703
Kent 745 665 667 631 674 626 505 571 470 490
Lancashire 1,143 1,157 1,139 1,027 1,105 1,103 959 1,025 1,004 962
Avon and Somerset 895 866 933 901 871 916 808 810 844 789
Hampshire 843 842 899 867 836 842 782 815 822 792
Total non-metropolitan England and Wales 906 886 887 813 855 868 790 838 869 855
Wales only 1,171 1,147 1,152 1,047 1,154 1,177 1,072 1,160 1,173 1,212

Mr. Hain

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the number of incidents requiring police deployment(a) per officer and (b) per 100,000 population for each year since 1979 for the South Wales, Thames Valley, Kent, Lancashire, Avon and Somerset and

Hampshire police authority areas; and what were the comparable totals for all non-metropolitan and Welsh non-metropolitan police authority areas.

Mr. Charles Wardle

The information requested is not collected centrally.