Police Grant (Hansard, 16 May 1996)

§ Mr. Ainger
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the police grant for each English police authority in(a) 1995–96 and (b) 1996–97; what was the percentage change; and how much that represents (i) per resident and (ii) per elector in each authority area. [29591]

§ Mr. Maclean
The information available is set out in the table. Numbers of electors are not available by police authority area. Numbers of electors by London boroughs, counties and districts are published by the Office for National Statistics in "Electoral Statistics 1995" (series EL No. 22), a copy of which is in the Library.
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England Police grant paid in 1995–96 £ Police grant paid in 1996–97 £ Percentage change over 1995–96 £ Amount per head of population 1995–96 ¹£ Amount per head of population 1996–97 ¹ £

Gloucestershire 27,919,401 29,317,079 5.01 51 53

Greater Manchester 162,401,953 171,880,949 5.84 63 67

Hampshire 83,989,820 88,068,573 4.86 49 51

Hertfordshire 43,244,815 45,304,535 4.76 51 53

Humberside 48,701,807 51,746,268 6.25 55 58

Kent 78,591.41 82,321,694 4.75 51 53

Lancashire 77,102,214 81,970,295 6.31 54 58

Leicestershire 44,419,616 47,395,525 6.7 48 52

Lincolnshire 27,459,730 29,232,699 6.46 45 48

Merseyside 106,672,413 112,588,958 5.55 74 78

Metropolitan police 827,595,814 846,761,947 2.32 111 114

Norfolk 35,376,168 38,205,064 8 46 50

Northamptonshire 27,592,869 29,320,943 6.26 46 49

Northumbria 88,858,912 94,046,011 5.84 62 65

North Yorkshire 33,100,745 34,961,340 5.62 46 48

Nottinghamshire 54,493,281 57,583,603 5.67 53 56

South Yorkshire 73,046,395 77,594,905 6.23 56 59

Staffordshire 50,200,542 54,610,654 8.78 48 52

Suffolk 29,042,990 31,033,584 6.85 45 48

Surrey 40,052,299 42,090,281 5.09 52 54

Sussex 72,343,209 75,763,690 4.73 50 52

Thames Valley 95,749,532 101,658,543 6.17 47 50

Warwickshire 23,595,032 24,725,312 4.79 48 50

West Mercia 48,154,173 51,605,192 7.17 43 46

West Midlands 163,211,148 172,342,961 5.6 62 66

West Yorkshire 123,524,528 130,447,666 5.6 59 62

Wiltshire 29,074,837 30,427,811 4.65 49 52

' Resident population at 30 June 1994—Source: Office for National Statistics (Office of Population Censuses and Surveys).

§ Mr. Ainger
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the Welsh Office police grant to each police authority in Wales in(a) 1995–96 and (b) 1996–97; how much that represents per

Police authority¹ Police grant paid in 1995–96 £ Police grant paid in 1996–97 £ Percentage change over 1995–96 Amount per head of population 1995–96² £ Amount per head of population 1996–97³ £ Percentage change over 1995–96 Amount per elector 1995–96² £ Amount per elector 1996–97³ £ Percentage change over 1995–96

Dyfed-Powys 22,839,951 24,241,009 6.13 48.28 51.07 5.77 61.41 60.98 -0.71

Gwent 24,476,607 31,333,758 28.02 54.12 56.30 4.03 72.86 59.04 -23.39

North Wales 32,701,794 34,681,073 6.05 49.73 52.87 6.31 63.94 64.07 0.21

South Wales 75,959,258 75,246,910 -0.94 57.11 61.38 7.49 75.92 82.44 7.9

¹ The figures represent those grants paid in the respective years. Between the two settlements, there were boundary changes involving the district of Rhymney Valley, which moved from South Wales to Gwent police authority and three communities which moved from North Wales police authority to Dyfed-Powys police authority.

² Resident population at 30 June 1994—Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

³ Resident population at 30 June 1994 adjusted to reflect boundary changes—Source: ONS.

England	Police grant paid in 1995–96 £	Police grant paid in 1996–97 £	Percentage change over 1995–96 £	Amount per head of population 1995–96 ¹£	Amount per head of population 1996–97 ¹ £
Gloucestershire	27,919,401	29,317,079	5.01	51	53
Greater Manchester	162,401,953	171,880,949	5.84	63	67
Hampshire	83,989,820	88,068,573	4.86	49	51
Hertfordshire	43,244,815	45,304,535	4.76	51	53
Humberside	48,701,807	51,746,268	6.25	55	58
Kent	78,591.41	82,321,694	4.75	51	53
Lancashire	77,102,214	81,970,295	6.31	54	58
Leicestershire	44,419,616	47,395,525	6.7	48	52
Lincolnshire	27,459,730	29,232,699	6.46	45	48
Merseyside	106,672,413	112,588,958	5.55	74	78
Metropolitan police	827,595,814	846,761,947	2.32	111	114
Norfolk	35,376,168	38,205,064	8	46	50
Northamptonshire	27,592,869	29,320,943	6.26	46	49
Northumbria	88,858,912	94,046,011	5.84	62	65
North Yorkshire	33,100,745	34,961,340	5.62	46	48
Nottinghamshire	54,493,281	57,583,603	5.67	53	56
South Yorkshire	73,046,395	77,594,905	6.23	56	59
Staffordshire	50,200,542	54,610,654	8.78	48	52
Suffolk	29,042,990	31,033,584	6.85	45	48
Surrey	40,052,299	42,090,281	5.09	52	54
Sussex	72,343,209	75,763,690	4.73	50	52
Thames Valley	95,749,532	101,658,543	6.17	47	50
Warwickshire	23,595,032	24,725,312	4.79	48	50
West Mercia	48,154,173	51,605,192	7.17	43	46
West Midlands	163,211,148	172,342,961	5.6	62	66
West Yorkshire	123,524,528	130,447,666	5.6	59	62
Wiltshire	29,074,837	30,427,811	4.65	49	52
' Resident population at 30 June 1994—Source: Office for National Statistics (Office of Population Censuses and Surveys).

Police authority¹	Police grant paid in 1995–96 £	Police grant paid in 1996–97 £	Percentage change over 1995–96	Amount per head of population 1995–96² £	Amount per head of population 1996–97³ £	Percentage change over 1995–96	Amount per elector 1995–96² £	Amount per elector 1996–97³ £	Percentage change over 1995–96
Dyfed-Powys	22,839,951	24,241,009	6.13	48.28	51.07	5.77	61.41	60.98	-0.71
Gwent	24,476,607	31,333,758	28.02	54.12	56.30	4.03	72.86	59.04	-23.39
North Wales	32,701,794	34,681,073	6.05	49.73	52.87	6.31	63.94	64.07	0.21
South Wales	75,959,258	75,246,910	-0.94	57.11	61.38	7.49	75.92	82.44	7.9
¹ The figures represent those grants paid in the respective years. Between the two settlements, there were boundary changes involving the district of Rhymney Valley, which moved from South Wales to Gwent police authority and three communities which moved from North Wales police authority to Dyfed-Powys police authority.
² Resident population at 30 June 1994—Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).
³ Resident population at 30 June 1994 adjusted to reflect boundary changes—Source: ONS.