§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what level of finance for police purposes is contained within the Welsh Office grant to each county council in Wales(a) for 1994–95, (b) for the current year and (c) for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesFor 1994–95, the current financial year, and for each of the last five years the level of finance is that 49 per cent. of budgeted expenditure is met by county councils from resources available to them under the annual local authority revenue settlement for Wales. Under the settlement, revenue expenditure is funded mainly from central Government sources, revenue support grant and redistributed non-domestic rates income, with the balance coming from council tax payers. None of this settlement funding is earmarked for police spending. Expenditure on police and other services is determined by county councils in the light of their statutory responsibilities, local needs and available resources. Fifty-one per cent. of actual police expenditure is met by Home Office police grant.
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the standard spending assessment set for each police authority in Wales(a) for 1994–95, (b) for the current year and (c) for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe standard spending assessments for county councils in Wales includes provision for police services.