HC Deb 21 February 1996 vol 272 c145W
Mr. Merchant

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what will be the total cost to public funds of the Metropolitan police in 1996–97; and if he will make a statement. [17034]

Mr. Howard

As police authority for the Metropolitan police district. I have approved estimates which provide for net revenue expenditure of £1,716.995 million in 1996–97.

The receiver for the Metropolitan police district is issuing, with my approval, a precept of £49.84 per property in band D of the council tax valuation band for Metropolitan police purposes.

I have discussed the estimates for the Metropolitan police expenditure in 1996–97 with representatives of the London local authority associations.