HC Deb 18 November 1997 vol 301 cc94-7W
Mr. Beith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each police force area(a) the total police revenue grant, (b) the total capital grant, (c) other grants to police authorities from central funds and (d) the total capital and revenue grants from central funds, for each of the last two financial years for which figures are available; what is the planned total capital and revenue expenditure from central funds for each of the next two financial years; and if he will make a statement. [16553]

Mr. Michael

The information requested in respect of 1996–97 and 1997–98 is set out in the tables.

Present planned Home Office support for the police for the next two financial years is set out in the "Home Office Annual Report 1997" (CM 3608), table 5.1, page 37, a copy of which is in the Library. This shows that planned support, in the form of specific current, capital and special grants and credit approvals to police authorities, is £3,761 million in 1998–99 and £3,756 million in 1999–2000. The provisional police funding settlement for 1998–99 is likely to be announced next month.

Grants to police authorities 1996–97
Police revenue grant (Home Office)1 £ Police capital grant (Home Office) £ Other grants (Home Office, DETR, Welsh Office) 2£ Total £
Derbyshire 46,355,758 1,122,000 13,394,184 60,871,942
Devon and Cornwall 77,025,454 1,907,000 20,857,334 99,789,788
Dorset 32,474,611 933,000 8,637,944 42,045,555
Durham 35,827,979 870,000 15,495,893 52,193,872
Dyfed Powys 24,241,009 477,000 8,141,371 32,859,380
Essex 76,160,629 4,187,000 20,333,298 100,680,927
Gloucestershire 29,317,079 1,015,000 9,161,711 39,493,790
Greater Manchester 171,880,949 4,286,000 85,120,299 261,287,248
Gwent 31,333,758 680,000 13,283,631 45,297,389
Hampshire 88,068,573 2,911,000 23,858,689 114,838,262
Hertfordshire 45,304,535 1,375,000 11,870,184 58,549,719
Humberside 51,746,268 2,067,000 21,409,048 75,222,316
Kent 82,321,694 4,083,000 24,838,623 111,243,317
Lancashire 81,970,295 1,699,000 33,417,198 117,086,493
Leicestershire 47,395,525 1,982,000 16,268,004 65,645,529
Lincolnshire 29,232,699 1,465,000 8,738,292 39,435,991
Merseyside 112,588,958 3,474,000 61,947,845 178,010,803
Metropolitan Police 846,761,947 27,749,000 526,169,133 1,400,680,080
Norfolk 38,205,064 1,283,000 10,556,691 50,044,755
North Wales 34,681,073 1,079,000 12,075,475 47,835,548
North Yorkshire 34,961,340 1,800,000 8,078,083 44,839,423
Northamptonshire 29,320,943 876,000 8,653,157 38,850,100
Northumbria 94,046,011 5,110,000 47,052,716 146,208,727
Nottinghamshire 57,583,603 3,501,000 23,296,748 84,381,351
South Wales 75,246,910 3,644,000 35,309,366 114,200,276
South Yorkshire 77,594,905 3,530,000 35,241,579 116,366,484
Staffordshire 54,610,654 2,165,000 18,499,215 75,274,869
Suffolk 31,033,584 609,000 8,203,782 39,846,366
Surrey 42,090,281 3,021,000 14,904,094 60,015,375
Sussex 75,763,690 3,746,000 20,106,622 99,616,312
Thames Valley Police 101,658,543 4,046,000 25,702,435 131,406,978
Warwickshire 24,725,312 521,000 6,781,933 32,028,245
West Mercia 51,605,192 2,036,000 11,971,915 65,613,107
West Midlands 172,342,961 4,799,000 84,765,670 261,907,631
West Yorkshire 130,447,666 3,918,000 61,047,452 195,413,118
Wiltshire 30,427,811 747,000 8,703,276 39,878,087
Grant not allocated — — — —
Total 3,348,628,000 115,567,000 1,451,784,681 4,915,979,681
1 Excludes balances paid in respect of 1994–95 accounts.
2 Includes (i) Revenue support grant and SSA reduction grant (DETR and Welsh Office), (ii) loan charges grant paid on pre 1990 debt, (iii) grant paid under section 48 of the Police Act 1996, (iv) grant for special constabulary, (v) party conferences grant, (vi) funding for PFI projects.
3 "Other grants" excludes Revenue support grant and SSA reduction grant—no separately identifiable figures for the City of London police.

Grants to police authorities 1997–98
Police revenue grant (Home Office)1 £ Police capital grant (Home Office) £ Other grants (Home Office, DETR, Welsh Office)2 £ Total £
Avon and Somerset 79,564,084 1,794,000 26,450,976 107,809,060
Bedfordshire 29,969,661 1,355,000 9,476,397 40,801,058
Cambridgeshire 34,517,288 774,000 9,093,929 44,385,217
Cheshire 51,102,862 778,000 14,770,795 66,651,657
City of London3 27,475,936 341,000 238,128 28,055,064
Cleveland 37,523,242 599,000 19,703,565 57,825,807
Cumbria 30,037,318 473,000 11,520,912 42,031,230
Derbyshire 48,089,785 2,171,000 14,157,251 64,418,036
Devon and Cornwall 79,046,941 1,718,000 23,597,481 104,362,422
Dorset 33,804,583 1,043,000 7,121,967 41,969,550
Durham 36,512,965 558,000 16,628,701 53,699,666
Dyfed Powys 25,198,643 386,000 5,779,170 31,363,813
Essex 79,693,871 1,384,000 20,387,051 101,464,922
Gloucestershire 30,371,173 541,000 9,477,225 40,389,398
Greater Manchester 176,078,065 4,757,000 89,530,846 270,365,911
Gwent 32,424,045 494,000 11,180,564 44,098,609
Hampshire 90,616,243 1,565,000 25,492,706 117,673,949
Hertfordshire 47,465,812 1,044,000 11,706,039 60,215,851

Police revenue grant (Home Office)1 £ Police capital grant (Home Office) £ Other grants (Home Office, DETR, Welsh Office)2 £ Total £
Humberside 53,034,050 2,131,000 22,925,976 78,091,026
Kent 84,673,351 4,476,000 26,567,262 115,716,613
Lancashire 83,767,796 1,305,000 35,606,978 120,679,774
Leicestershire 49,336,277 853,000 16,715,279 66,904,556
Lincolnshire 30,788,473 1,847,000 9,504,990 42,140,463
Merseyside 113,660,328 3,941,000 66,339,413 183,940,741
Metropolitan Police 900,344,546 24,774,000 506,748,742 1,431,867,288
Norfolk 39,052,823 2,728,000 11,553,084 53,333,907
North Wales 30,218,410 917,000 9,493,069 40,628,479
North Yorkshire 95,656,644 1,803,000 9,258,085 106,717,729
Northamptonshire 35,695,797 1,236,000 9,153,273 46,085,070
Northumbria 35,797,195 4,851,000 50,688,139 91,336,334
Nottinghamshire 59,069,950 2,633,000 25,844,470 87,547,420
South Wales 77,732,137 3,110,000 30,860,974 111,703,111
South Yorkshire 79,345,830 2,840,000 37,649,917 119,835,747
Staffordshire 57,200,041 2,627,000 18,525,556 78,352,597
Suffolk 31,859,276 493,000 8,499,579 40,851,855
Surrey 44,807,788 2,054,000 15,593,134 62,454,922
Sussex 78,415,319 2,696,000 20,820,439 101,931,758
Thames Valley Police 104,631,315 3,175,000 26,489,865 134,296,180
Warwickshire 25,725,130 408,000 7,111,493 33,244,623
West Mercia 53,417,326 2,529,000 12,497,379 68,443,705
West Midlands 175,339,329 4,049,000 91,546,536 270,934,865
West Yorkshire 132,526,320 3,080,000 65,905,102 201,511,422
Wiltshire 31,042,893 883,000 9,454,479 41,380,372
Grant not allocated — — — —
Total 3,472,630,861 105,172,000 1,475,644,556 5,053,447,417
1Excludes balances paid in respect of 1994–95 accounts.
2Includes (i) Revenue support grant and SSA reduction grant (DETR and Welsh Office), (ii) loan charges grant paid on pre 1990 debt, (iii) grant paid under section 48 of the Police Act 1996, (iv) party conferences grant, (v) payments to police authorities in respect of implications of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997.
3"Other grants" excludes Revenue support grant and SSA reduction grant-no separately identifiable figures for the City of London police.