HC Deb 26 October 1998 vol 318 c47W
30. Mr. Brady

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on resources available to police in Greater Manchester in the forthcoming financial year. [53539]

Mr. Michael

On 21 July 1998,Official Report, column 915, my right hon. Friend announced that the police service in England and Wales will receive an additional £1.24 billion over three years from 1999–2000. Our plans allow for police expenditure to increase by 2.65 per cent. next year. No final decisions have been taken about the allocation of funding to individual police authorities for 1999–2000. We expect to announce provisional allocations towards the end of the year.