Probation Service (Hansard, 7 June 1995)

§ Mr. Tipping
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the budget for each probation service in England and Wales for 1994–95 and 1995–96 in(a) cash and (b) comparable terms; and if he will identify the budget difference in (i) cash and (ii) percentage terms between those years for each probation service. [26878]

§ Mr. Nicholas Baker
The information is given in the table: 179W

Probation service 1994–95 budget (cash terms) (£) 1995–96 budget (cash terms)¹ (£) 1995–96 budget (real terms)² (£) Change from 1994–95 to 1995–96 in cash terms (£) Change from 1994–95 to 1995–96 in percentage terms

Cleveland 4,827,165 4,823,077 4,671,261 (4,088) -0.1

Cornwall 2,498,062 2,534,760 2,454,973 36,698 1.5

Cumbria 4,024,646 3,969,364 3,844,420 (55,282) -1.4

Derbyshire 4,995,971 4,973,854 4,817,292 (22,117) -0.4

Devon 7,164,724 7,019,289 6,798,343 (145,435) -2

Dorset 4,303,024 4,234,358 4,101,073 (68,666) -1.6

Durham 4,258,812 4,194,821 4,062,781 (63,991) -1.5

Essex 8,787,508 8,670,720 8,397,792 (116,788) -1.3

Gloucestershire 3,757,233 3,731,342 3,613,891 (25,891) -0.7

Hampshire 9,064,455 8,982,941 8,700,185 (81,514) -0.9

Hereford and Worcester 4,314,230 4,217,601 4,084,844 (96,629) -1.7

Hertfordshire 5,713,026 5,582,714 5,406,987 (130,312) -2.3

Humberside 6,113,919 6,054,183 5,863,615 (59,736) -1

Kent 9,580,095 9,571,436 9,270,156 (8,659) -0.1

Lancashire 8,817,083 8,758,995 8,483,288 (58,088) -0.7

Leicestershire 5,369,795 5,325,131 5,157,512 (44,664) -0.8

Lincolnshire 3,826,514 3,786,164 3,666,987 (40,350) -1.1

Greater Manchester 23,570,470 23,455,063 22,716,768 (115,407) -0.5

Merseyside 15,295,192 15,082,112 14,607,372 (213,080) -1.4

Norfolk 4,079,001 4,046,821 3,919,439 (32,180) -0.8

Northamptonshire 3,315,744 3,335,463 3,230,473 19,719 0.6

Northumbria 11,854,200 11,741,910 11,372,310 (112,290) -0.9

Nottinghamshire 8,564,573 8,428,929 8,163,612 (135,644) -1.6

Oxfordshire 3,527,945 3,457,918 3,349,073 (70,027) -2

Shropshire 2,487,777 2,451,574 2,374,406 (36,203) -1.5

Somerset 3,992,139 3,893,500 3,770,944 (98,639) -2.5

Staffordshire 7,289,697 7,152,056 6,926,931 (137,641) -1.9

Suffolk 3,585,647 3,561,455 3,449,351 (24,192) -0.7

Surrey 5,567,848 5,517,022 5,343,363 (50,826) -0.9

East Sussex 4,133,220 4,129,636 3,999,647 (3,584) -0.1

West Sussex 3,199,562 3,190,990 3,090,547 (8,572) -0.3

Warwickshire 3,352,241 3,310,034 3,205,844 (42,207) -1.3

West Midlands 24,675,442 24,505,679 23,734,314 (169,763) -0.7

Wiltshire 3,271,815 3,259,977 3,157,363 (11,838) 0.4

North Yorkshire 3,181,142 3,247,283 3,145,068 66,141 2.1

South Yorkshire 12,011,042 11,775,791 11,405,124 (235,251) -2

West Yorkshire 18,846,175 18,662,490 18,075,051 (183,685) -1

Inner London 37,333,414 36,696,501 35,541,405 (636,913) -1.7

North East London 8,965,634 8,914,046 8,633,459 (51,588) -0.6

South East London 5,915,413 5,878,271 5,693,241 (37,142) -0.6

South West London 4,542,530 4,517,551 4,375,352 (24,979) -0.5

Middlesex 16,320,936 16,126,480 15,618,867 (194,456) -1.2

Dyfed 2,051,959 2,049,153 1,984,652 (2,806) -0.1

Gwent 2,623,790 2,626,928 2,544,240 3,138 0.1

North Wales 3,454,566 3,453,344 3,344,643 (1,222) 0

Powys 786,562 768,276 744,093 (18,286) -2.3

South Glamorgan 3,797,786 3,773,319 3,654,546 24,467 0.6

Mid Glamorgan 3,997,396 3,986,142 3,860,670 11,254 0.3

West Glamorgan 3,228,344 3,198,479 3,097,800 29,865 0.9

¹ Figures are in terms of 100 per cent, grant implied by the cash limit and exclude additional funding devolved in 1995–96 to support partnership grants.

² Using the GDP deflator with 1994–95 as the base year.

§ Mr. Nicholas Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what responses he has received to the review of probation officer recruitment and qualifying training discussion paper issued by his Department; and how many respondents broadly favour the document's proposals and how many broadly oppose them. [26207]

§ Mr. Nicholas Baker
We expect to give an account of the nature and balance of the overall response in due course.

Probation service	1994–95 budget (cash terms) (£)	1995–96 budget (cash terms)¹ (£)	1995–96 budget (real terms)² (£)	Change from 1994–95 to 1995–96 in cash terms (£)	Change from 1994–95 to 1995–96 in percentage terms
Cleveland	4,827,165	4,823,077	4,671,261	(4,088)	-0.1
Cornwall	2,498,062	2,534,760	2,454,973	36,698	1.5
Cumbria	4,024,646	3,969,364	3,844,420	(55,282)	-1.4
Derbyshire	4,995,971	4,973,854	4,817,292	(22,117)	-0.4
Devon	7,164,724	7,019,289	6,798,343	(145,435)	-2
Dorset	4,303,024	4,234,358	4,101,073	(68,666)	-1.6
Durham	4,258,812	4,194,821	4,062,781	(63,991)	-1.5
Essex	8,787,508	8,670,720	8,397,792	(116,788)	-1.3
Gloucestershire	3,757,233	3,731,342	3,613,891	(25,891)	-0.7
Hampshire	9,064,455	8,982,941	8,700,185	(81,514)	-0.9
Hereford and Worcester	4,314,230	4,217,601	4,084,844	(96,629)	-1.7
Hertfordshire	5,713,026	5,582,714	5,406,987	(130,312)	-2.3
Humberside	6,113,919	6,054,183	5,863,615	(59,736)	-1
Kent	9,580,095	9,571,436	9,270,156	(8,659)	-0.1
Lancashire	8,817,083	8,758,995	8,483,288	(58,088)	-0.7
Leicestershire	5,369,795	5,325,131	5,157,512	(44,664)	-0.8
Lincolnshire	3,826,514	3,786,164	3,666,987	(40,350)	-1.1
Greater Manchester	23,570,470	23,455,063	22,716,768	(115,407)	-0.5
Merseyside	15,295,192	15,082,112	14,607,372	(213,080)	-1.4
Norfolk	4,079,001	4,046,821	3,919,439	(32,180)	-0.8
Northamptonshire	3,315,744	3,335,463	3,230,473	19,719	0.6
Northumbria	11,854,200	11,741,910	11,372,310	(112,290)	-0.9
Nottinghamshire	8,564,573	8,428,929	8,163,612	(135,644)	-1.6
Oxfordshire	3,527,945	3,457,918	3,349,073	(70,027)	-2
Shropshire	2,487,777	2,451,574	2,374,406	(36,203)	-1.5
Somerset	3,992,139	3,893,500	3,770,944	(98,639)	-2.5
Staffordshire	7,289,697	7,152,056	6,926,931	(137,641)	-1.9
Suffolk	3,585,647	3,561,455	3,449,351	(24,192)	-0.7
Surrey	5,567,848	5,517,022	5,343,363	(50,826)	-0.9
East Sussex	4,133,220	4,129,636	3,999,647	(3,584)	-0.1
West Sussex	3,199,562	3,190,990	3,090,547	(8,572)	-0.3
Warwickshire	3,352,241	3,310,034	3,205,844	(42,207)	-1.3
West Midlands	24,675,442	24,505,679	23,734,314	(169,763)	-0.7
Wiltshire	3,271,815	3,259,977	3,157,363	(11,838)	0.4
North Yorkshire	3,181,142	3,247,283	3,145,068	66,141	2.1
South Yorkshire	12,011,042	11,775,791	11,405,124	(235,251)	-2
West Yorkshire	18,846,175	18,662,490	18,075,051	(183,685)	-1
Inner London	37,333,414	36,696,501	35,541,405	(636,913)	-1.7
North East London	8,965,634	8,914,046	8,633,459	(51,588)	-0.6
South East London	5,915,413	5,878,271	5,693,241	(37,142)	-0.6
South West London	4,542,530	4,517,551	4,375,352	(24,979)	-0.5
Middlesex	16,320,936	16,126,480	15,618,867	(194,456)	-1.2
Dyfed	2,051,959	2,049,153	1,984,652	(2,806)	-0.1
Gwent	2,623,790	2,626,928	2,544,240	3,138	0.1
North Wales	3,454,566	3,453,344	3,344,643	(1,222)	0
Powys	786,562	768,276	744,093	(18,286)	-2.3
South Glamorgan	3,797,786	3,773,319	3,654,546	24,467	0.6
Mid Glamorgan	3,997,396	3,986,142	3,860,670	11,254	0.3
West Glamorgan	3,228,344	3,198,479	3,097,800	29,865	0.9
¹ Figures are in terms of 100 per cent, grant implied by the cash limit and exclude additional funding devolved in 1995–96 to support partnership grants.
² Using the GDP deflator with 1994–95 as the base year.