HC Deb 09 March 1994 vol 239 cc227-8W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the expenditure(a) per officer, (b) per 100,000 population (i) in total, (ii) on vehicles, (iii) on buildings, and (iv) on communications by year for the last four years for the police forces in (1) Humberside, (2) North Yorkshire, (3) South Yorkshire and (4) West Yorkshire.

Mr. Charles Wardle

Total expenditure per officer and per 100,000 population is set out in the table. Separate totals for expenditure on vehicles, buildings and communications are not held centrally.

(a) Total expenditure per officer, based on establishments at 1 April each year:
1990–91(£) 1991–92(£) 1992–931 (£) 1993–942 (£)
Humberside 35,572 40,262 42,798 44,665
North Yorkshire 35,100 38,743 43,288 46,604
South Yorkshire 33,935 36,514 41,229 43,565
West Yorkshire 36,651 40,671 42,942 46,306

Arrests and prosecutions per officer and per 100,000 population
Arrests—all offences Prosecutions—indictable offences only
Per officer Per 100,000 population Per officer Per 100,000 population
1989
Humberside 18 4,182 4 916
North Yorkshire 12 2,458 4 737
South Yorkshire 13 3,088 4 983
West Yorkshire 15 3,803 4 1,001
1990
Humberside 18 4,212 4 913
North Yorkshire 14 2,800 4 819
South Yorkshire 15 3,396 4 998
West Yorkshire 16 4,073 4 1,056

(b) Total expenditure per 100,000 population, based on mid-year population figures:
1990–91 (£000's) 1991–92 (£000's) 1992–931 (£000's) 1993–942 3 (£000's)
Humberside 8,311 9,245 9,880 10,312
North Yorkshire 6,807 7,566 8,490 9,140
South Yorkshire 7,850 8,466 9,583 10,126
West Yorkshire 9,347 10,395 10,859 11,709
1Using estimated expenditure for 1992–93.
2 Using budgeted expenditure for 1993–94.
3Based on mid-1992 population figures. 1993 figures not yet available.