HC Deb 19 February 1997 vol 290 c550W
Mr. Nigel Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many police there were in Lancashire in(a) 1996 and (b) 1979; [16150]

(2) how much was spent by his Department on the police in Lancashire in (a) 1996 and (b) 1979. [16149]

Mr. Maclean

The information available is set out in the table:

Lancashire Constabulary 11979–80 21996–97
Police Numbers 3,089 3,203
Expenditure (£ million)3 37.289 163.563
1 Police numbers as at 31 December 1979.
2 Police numbers as at 30 September 1996.
3 Expenditure includes police grant, revenue support grant and locally raised taxes.