§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is, for each police authority in England and Wales, the proposed standard spending assessment for 1996–97 and the standard spending assessment set for 1995–96 and each of the previous five years. [7275]
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§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe total standard spending assessments of police authorities in England are given in table 1. SSAs for police authorities in Wales are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
Table 1: Total standard spending assessments1 (SSAs) for police authorities £ million Police authority 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–972 City of London 41.625 42.683 44.490 48.307 69.888 65.873 62.146 Metropolitan Police 632.132 697.623 750.134 783.503 813.137 736.737 743.791 Greater Manchester Police 114.059 125.715 144.294 150.493 157.194 164.724 170.674 Merseyside Police 76.806 84.448 97.596 101.870 106.323 108.325 109.231 South Yorkshire Police 48.861 53.800 62.880 65.646 68.558 74.173 77.184 Northumbria Police 58.132 63.987 74.897 78.204 82.049 90.780 94.334 West Midlands Police 112.329 124.362 143.595 149.870 156.545 166.072 171.747 West Yorkshire Police 86.473 95.826 110.489 115.606 120.675 126.306 130.468 Avon and Somerset Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 74.669 77.406 Devon and Cornwall Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 73.793 76.349 Hampshire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 85.057 87.197 Sussex Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 73.436 75.315 Thames Valley Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 97.053 100.877 West Mercia Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 49.634 51.882 Bedfordshire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 27.861 28.589 Cambridgeshire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 31.593 33.090 Cheshire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 46.851 48.982 Cleveland Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 35 .606 36.544 Cumbria Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 27.241 28.456 Derbyshire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 44.524 46.150 Dorset Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 31.619 32.348 Durham Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 34.286 35.673 Essex Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 73 .969 75.593 Gloucestershire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 28.427 29.227 Hertfordshire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 43.794 44.635 Humberside Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 49.433 51.467 Kent Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 79.504 81.637 Lancashire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 78.370 81.489 Leicestershire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 45.433 47.456 Lincolnshire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 28.005 29.170 Norfolk Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 35.797 37.795 Northamptonshire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 27.981 29.079 North Yorkshire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 33.560 34.767 Nottinghamshire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 55.734 57.752 Staffordshire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 51.044 54.281 Suffolk Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 29.414 30.700 Surrey Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 40.778 41.054 Warwickshire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 24.063 24.547 Wiltshire Police n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 29.613 30.277 1 The total SSA is made up from elements for police, interest receipts, net costs of financing capital expenditure and boundary changes. For the City of London the total SSA also includes the elements for Education, Personal Social Services, Highway Maintenance, and All Other Services. For the Metropolitan Police the total SSA also includes allowances for Probation and Magistrates' Courts and School Crossing Patrols. 2 Proposed. n/a = not available
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Table 2: Police elements of SSA £million Police authority 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 21996–97 City of London 17.983 20.639 23.187 26.570 29.690 26.772 26.141 Metropolitan Police 613.875 676.931 729.511 761.712 791.008 701.446 707.299 Greater Manchester Police 115.636 126.349 144.376 149.884 156.167 163.283 169.412 Merseyside Police 77.791 84.622 97.563 101.359 105.608 107.231 108.232 South Yorkshire Police 49.279 53.967 62.838 65.282 68.019 73.418 76.443 Northumbria Police 58.132 63.939 74.676 77.581 80.833 89.262 92.687 West Midlands Police 113.021 124.080 143.090 148.656 154.888 163.619 169.443 West Yorkshire Police 87.025 95.027 109.774 114.045 118.825 124.155 128.520 Avon and Somerset Police1 50.802 55.443 63.999 66.488 69.276 73.454 76.055 Devon and Cornwall Police1 47.095 51.537 60.702 63.064 65.707 73.082 75.706 Hampshire Police1 54.289 59.904 71.551 75.453 79.133 84.418 86.626 Sussex Police1 50.826 56.093 60.753 64.003 67.155 72.712 74.543 In non-metropolitan counties before 1995–96, the element of the SSAs relating to police formed part of the SSA for the county council. The police elements of the SSAs for all authorities are given in table 2.
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Table 2: Police elements of SSA £ million Police authority 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 21996–97 Thames Valley Police1 63.248 70.893 85.179 90.574 95.202 96.078 99.744 West Mercia Police1 32.947 36.416 42.562 44.218 46.071 48.779 51.154 Bedfordshire Police 18.039 20.238 25.127 26.498 27.790 27.679 28.357 Cambridgeshire Police 19.824 21.691 26.516 27.547 28.702 31.295 32.824 Cheshire Police 30.911 33.986 39.805 41.353 43.087 46.465 48.708 Cleveland Police 24.640 27.037 31.139 32.350 33.706 35.314 36.290 Cumbria Police 19.129 21.151 24.609 25.566 26.638 27.007 28.253 Derbyshire Police 29.670 32.276 38.354 39.846 41.516 43.990 45.604 Dorset Police 20.801 22.879 26.993 28.043 29.218 31.109 31.891 Durham Police 22.753 24.751 28.796 29.917 31.171 33.905 35.297 Essex Police 49.255 54.851 64.662 67.767 71.273 73.103 74.640 Gloucestershire Police 19.262 20.953 24.546 25.501 26.570 28.062 28.860 Hertfordshire Police 29.917 32.973 38.803 40.290 42.413 43.466 44.352 Humberside Police 32.963 36.128 42.168 43.809 45.645 48.947 50.972 Kent Police 51.544 57.435 68.381 72.419 76.389 78,976 81.005 Lancashire Police 52.506 57.873 66.943 69.547 72.462 77.487 80.669 Leicestershire Police 29.124 32.636 38.416 39.910 41.583 44.646 46.644 Lincolnshire Police 19.576 21.547 25.002 25.975 27.064 27.600 28.757 Norfolk Police 22.538 25.345 29.978 31.144 32.450 35.557 37.586 Northamptonshire Police 18.550 20.539 24.671 25.630 26.705 27.734 28.850 North Yorkshire Police 22.886 25.345 29.398 30.541 31.821 33.270 34.395 Nottinghamshire Police 38.358 42.194 48.595 50.485 52.894 54.772 56.700 Staffordshire Police 36.207 39.638 45.921 47.707 49.707 50.507 53.753 Suffolk Police 19.626 21.673 25.562 26.557 27.670 29.191 30.519 Surrey Police 30.103 33.255 39.239 40.503 42.834 40.274 40.492 Warwickshire Police 16.415 18.451 21.520 22.443 23.384 23.711 24.188 Wiltshire Police 17.954 21.115 26.495 27.763 28.927 29.223 29.860 1 The figures for the years up to and including 1994–95 have been derived by adding the police SSA elements for the constituent authorities. 2 Figures between years are not strictly comparable because of minor changes in function and boundary changes