§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide tables showing(a) the standard spending assessment, (b) the figure his Department estimated as its contribution to spending at standard spending assessment level and (c) the actual figure paid out in respect of each police force in England and Wales for 1993–94 and for each of the previous three financial years.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe following table lists the standard spending assessment for each police force in England between 1990–91 and 1993–94. For Wales, provision for the police is included in the overall assessment made for Welsh county councils. Details of the initial estimate of grant and actual grant paid by the Home Office to all forces in England and Wales during the same period are also shown. The outturn figures for 1993–94 are provisional.
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1990–91 £ thousands SSA Initial estimate of specific grant Actual specific grant paid Avon and Somerset 50,802 49,157 52,199 Bedfordshire 18,039 16,836 18,155 Cambridgeshire 19,824 19,575 21,606 Cheshire 30,911 29,685 31,809 Cleveland 24,640 24,100 26,296 Cumbria 19,129 19,475 20,380 Derbyshire 29,670 30,038 31,243 Devon and Cornwall 47,096 50,267 53,887 Dorset 20,801 22,725 25,002 Durham 22,753 21,336 22,932 Essex 49,255 47,233 53,399 Gloucestershire 19,262 18,191 20,520 Hampshire 54,289 52,067 56,688 Hertfordshire 29,917 28,650 29,959 Humberside 32,963 33,610 35,545 Kent 51,544 49,767 55,597
SSA Initial estimate of specific grant Actual specific grant paid Lancashire 52,506 52,802 55,149 Leicestershire 29,124 30,615 31,250 Lincolnshire 19,576 20,641 21,214 Norfolk 22,538 22,496 24,539 Northamptonshire 18,550 20,159 20,443 North Yorkshire 22,886 23,721 24,172 Nottinghamshire 38,358 35,589 38,612 Staffordshire 36,207 35,203 37,879 Suffolk 19,626 20,646 21,934 Surrey 30,103 27,313 29,134 Sussex 50,825 44,907 47,425 Thames Valley 63,248 62,976 68,397 Warwickshire 16,415 16,727 18,402 West Mercia 32,946 33,311 35,041 Wiltshire 17,954 19,033 20,851 Greater Manchester 115,636 112,319 116,561 Merseyside 77,791 79,681 81,955 Northumbria 58,132 49,076 61,896 South Yorkshire 49,279 47,157 48,337 West Midlands 113,021 109,358 116,921 West Yorkshire 87,025 91,679 92,405 Metropolitan Police 613,875 624,636 622,941 City of London 17,983 18,965 18,908 Dyfed-Powys — 15,555 15,748 Gwent — 16,150 16,976 North Wales — 21,837 22,810 South Wales — 50,376 54,191
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1991–92 £ thousands SSA Initial estimate of specific grant Actual specific grant paid Avon and Somerset 55,443 57,543 56,870 Bedfordshire 20,238 19,198 19,965 Cambridgeshire 21,691 22,218 24,029 Cheshire 33,986 33,843 34,150 Cleveland 27,037 25,940 28,487 Cumbria 21,151 21,825 22,991 Derbyshire 32,276 34,993 33,684 Devon and Cornwall 51,536 58,579 59,892 Dorset 22,879 26,450 26,523 Durham 24,751 24,344 24,780 Essex 54,851 56,662 58,925 Gloucestershire 20,953 21,168 22,752 Hampshire 59,904 60,706 63,735 Hertfordshire 32,973 33,238 32,063 Humberside 36,128 38,749 39,472 Kent 57,435 59,156 65,654 Lancashire 57,873 58,383 62,230 Leicestershire 32,636 34,943 34,270 Lincolnshire 21,547 22,838 24,090 Norfolk 25,345 26,127 27,591 Northamptonshire 20,539 22,408 23,204 North Yorkshire 25,345 26,077 26,356 Nottinghamshire 42,194 41,071 42,141 Staffordshire 39,638 38,839 41,903 Suffolk 21,673 23,384 24,515 Surrey 33,255 30,409 32,344 Sussex 56,093 49,722 54,151 Thames Valley 70,893 70,881 76,201 Warwickshire 18,451 19,341 20,319 West Mercia 36,415 38,589 39,387 Wiltshire 21,115 21,423 23,570 Greater Manchester 126,349 124,535 126,895 Merseyside 84,622 89,383 91,231 Northumbria 63,939 65,099 67,741 South Yorkshire 53,967 53,406 52,615 West Midlands 124,080 120,723 127,915 West Yorkshire 95,027 102,676 100,585 Metropolitan Police 676,931 981,979 696,595
SSA Initial estimate of specific grant Actual specific grant paid City of London 20,639 21,030 20,818 Dyfed-Powys — 16,732 17,927 Gwent — 17,756 18,708 North Wales — 25,486 25,857 South Wales — 57,446 60,454
1992–93 £ thousands SSA Initial estimate of specific grant Actual specific grant paid Avon and Somerset 63,999 63,097 63,404 Bedfordshire 25,127 21,946 22,547 Cambridgeshire 26,516 26,116 25,513 Cheshire 39,805 38,449 37,213 Cleveland 31,139 31,785 30,499 Cumbria 24,609 24,635 25,246 Derbyshire 38,354 37,766 38,653 Devon and Cornwall 60,702 65,137 65,418 Dorset 26,993 30,222 28,378 Durham 28,796 27,719 27,145 Essex 64,662 64,547 64,175 Gloucestershire 24,546 24,804 24,514 Hampshire 71,551 68,522 69,071 Hertfordshire 38,803 36,214 34,947 Humberside 42,168 42,966 42,901 Kent 68,381 67,204 70,225 Lancashire 66,943 66,662 65,621 Leicestershire 38,416 37,774 37,120 Lincolnshire 25,002 25,643 26,043 Norfolk 29,978 29,662 30,133 Northamptonshire 24,671 24,711 25,815 North Yorkshire 29,398 29,218 29,806 Nottinghamshire 48,595 46,673 45,649 Staffordshire 45,921 45,787 44,748 Suffolk 25,562 26,513 25,873 Surrey 39,239 35,216 36,148 Sussex 60,754 57,327 58,708 Thames Valley 85,179 82,676 81,861 Warwickshire 21,520 22,244 21,669 West Mercia 42,562 42,356 42,162 Wiltshire 26,495 25,205 26,214 Greater Manchester 144,376 140,895 138,817 Merseyside 97,563 99,575 96,533 Northumbria 74,676 74,818 69,632 South Yorkshire 62,838 58,428 59,947 West Midlands 143,090 141,330 144,980 West Yorkshire 109,774 111,696 106,449 Metropolitan Police 729,511 751,921 756,059 City of London 23,187 22,855 22,565 Dyfed-Powys — 18,826 19,837 Gwent — 20,294 19,872 North Wales — 27,268 28,584 South Wales — 64,783 64,923
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1993–94 £ thousands SSA Initial estimate of specific grant Actual specific grant paid Avon and Somerset 66,489 66,123 66,215 Bedfordshire 26,498 23,289 24,494 Cambridgeshire 27,457 27,495 29,817 Cheshire 41,353 39,272 40,800 Cleveland 32,350 32,216 32,255 Cumbria 25,566 25,421 25,755 Derbyshire 39,846 39,457 40,959 Devon and Cornwall 63,064 70,144 68,802 Dorset 28,043 30,072 30,871
SSA Initial estimate of specific grant Actual specific grant paid Durham 29,917 28,362 28,519 Essex 67,767 67,815 68,820 Gloucestershire 25,501 26,113 27,045 Hampshire 75,453 69,198 72,382 Hertfordshire 40,290 37,203 37,582 Humberside 43,809 45,222 44,899 Kent 72,419 72,994 76,819 Lancashire 69,547 68,609 71,298 Leicestershire 39,910 39,068 38,182 Lincolnshire 25,975 25,855 27,574 Norfolk 31,144 31,933 32,064 Northamptonshire 25,630 27,834 28,306 North Yorkshire 30,541 31,346 32,201 Nottinghamshire 50,485 48,725 50,258 Staffordshire 47,707 46,854 46,413 Suffolk 26,557 27,355 27,078 Surrey 40,503 38,027 38,534 Sussex 64,004 63,511 62,281 Thames Valley 90,575 90,407 91,106 Warwickshire 22,443 22,477 24,225 West Mercia 44,218 45,322 45,200 Wiltshire 27,763 26,926 28,764 Greater Manchester 149,884 155,736 152,486 Merseyside 101,359 100,931 102,285 Northumbria 77,581 79,340 76,704 South Yorkshire 65,282 64,488 63,895 West Midlands 148,656 152,480 151,775 West Yorkshire 114,045 116,843 118,708 Metropolitan Police 761,712 793,317 791,091 City of London 26,570 25,125 26,054 Dyfed-Powys — 20,980 21,493 Gwent — 20,330 20,888 North Wales — 29,479 30,590 South Wales — 68,177 67,091