§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the names of those serving on the police funding formula working party; and if he will indicate those aspects of the formula currently under review. [45668]
§ Mr. MichaelThe members of the allocation formula working Group are as follows:
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Members of formula working group 1998 Members Dr. Ian Williamson Home Office, Resource Analysis Unit Dr. Phil Emmott Home Office, Resource Analysis Unit Mr. Robin Dickens Home Office, Finance Unit Mr. Barry Coker Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary Mr. Andrew Presland Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Mr. Justin Vetta Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Mr. Steven Marshall Welsh Office Chief Constable Barry Shaw Association of Chief Police Officers Deputy Chief Constable Malcolm Cairns Association of Chief Police Officers Assistant Chief Constable Tony Lake Association of Chief Police Officers Deputy Assistant Commander Roy Clark Metropolitan Police Mr. John Parker Metropolitan Police Mr. Alan Meyrick Metropolitan Police Committee Secretariat Mr. Mike Heiser Association for London Government Mr. Malcolm Watson Association of Police Authorities Mr. John Street Association of Police Authorities Mr. Howard Springthorpe Association of Police Authorities Mr. Bill Wilkinson Association of Police Authorities Mr. Derek Smith Association of Police Authorities Mrs. Catherine Crawford Association of Police Authorities Mr. Richard Tettenborn Association of Police Authorities Mr. Mike Grealy Association of Police Authorities The main areas being considered currently by the working group are: the question whether there are additional costs associated with policing in sparsely populated rural areas and/or difficult urban areas; the pensions component; the area cost adjustment; and some technical issues.
I have decided to commission two pieces of external research into whether there are additional costs associated with policing in sparsely populated rural areas and/or difficult urban areas. I hope that the results of this work will inform the 2000–2001 police funding settlement.