§ Mr. AllanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money was spent on (i) capital projects, (ii) training, and (iii) pension provision(a) by each police force and (b) in total, in each of the last three years; and what is the amount allocated for each of the forthcoming years for which plans have been made. [34704]
§ Mr. McLeishThe information on capital and pensions expenditure for the last three years is set out in the tables. Expenditure figures for training by forces are not held centrally.
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£000 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Police capital expenditure Central 1,883 1,446 1,514 Dumfries and Galloway 519 1,069 2,543 Fife 5,681 4,969 1,240 Grampian 2,495 4,127 2,756 Lothian and Borders 3,489 2,914 3,001 Northern 1,775 1,429 2,027 Strathclyde 7,880 9,801 12,708 Tayside 1,414 1,507 2,009 Total 25,136 27,262 27,798 Net expenditure on police pensions Central 1,450 2,437 2,722 Dumfries and Galloway 1,470 1,535 1,535 Fife 2,897 3,080 4,574 Grampian 3,160 5,811 6,863 Lothian and Borders 10,010 12,384 14,683 Northern 2,725 2,749 3,404 Strathclyde 28,338 37,178 43,227 Tayside 4,806 6,267 6,917 Total 54,856 71,441 83,925 Capital allocations for 1997–98 and 1998–99 are set out in the table. No plans have been made yet for future years pending the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
£000 1997–98 1998–99 Police capital allocations Central 1,173 693 Dumfries and Galloway 867 1,023 Fife 1,347 1,128 Grampian 1,738 994 Lothian and Borders 2,317 2,044 Northern 2,800 6,750 Strathclyde 10,098 6,250 Tayside 1,870 1,337 Total 22,210 20,219 The Secretary of State does not allocate expenditure for training or pension provision. Within the budget set by each police authority, expenditure on training will be decided by the chief constable and pension provision will be dependent on the number of police officers who retire each year.