§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what in(a) 1997–98, (b) 1998–99, (c) 1999–2000 and (d) as planned for 2000–01, was the (i) cash change, (ii) real terms change and (iii) real terms change from the previous year in each case after taking into account the cost of police pensions, in each case, for each police force and in total; and if he will make a statement. [102648]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe information in respect of 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000, which has been compiled from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy's Police Statistics, is set out in the tables. Information in respect of 2000–01 is not yet available as police authorities have not yet set their budgets for that year.
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Police force net expenditure, and percentage change in cash terms 1997–98 to 1999–2000 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 £000 (±%) £000 (±%) £000 (±%) North Wales 70,920 3.9 75,075 5.9 80,505 7.2 North Yorkshire 71,840 7.2 75,638 5.3 78,085 3.2 Nottinghamshire 120,556 6.1 124,828 3.5 130,173 4.3 South Wales 159,411 8.1 163,430 2.5 169,968 4.0 South Yorkshire 166,027 10.0 168,205 1.3 173,933 3.4 Staffordshire 110,264 2.3 122,540 11.1 127,472 4.0 Suffolk 63,676 4.5 65,785 3.3 70,538 7.2 Surrey 90,976 6.6 90,738 —0.3 100,375 10.6 Sussex 157,631 4.7 162,664 3.2 165,804 1.9 Thames Valley 210,333 4.4 221,147 5.1 232,729 5.2 Warwickshire 51,003 7.0 53,617 5.1 56,157 4.7 West Mercia 107,788 5.6 112,879 4.7 116,490 3.2 West Midlands 360,129 6.5 372,296 3.4 380,971 2.3 West Yorkshire 281,745 6.2 280,739 —0.4 288,865 2.9 Wiltshire 58,535 —2.4 66,666 13.9 69,715 4.6 Total 6,870,093 3.8 7,220,676 5.1 7,485,832 3.7
Police force net expenditure, and percentage change in real terms 1997–98 to 1999–2000 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 £000 (±%) £000 (±%) £000 (±%) Avon and Somerset 152,673 —2.3 167,417 6.9 174,424 1.9 Bedfordshire 58,570 0.6 62,317 3.8 64,027 0.5 Cambridgeshire 68,681 2.8 71,230 1.1 75,363 3.5 Cheshire 104,005 7.4 106,523 —0.1 111,094 2.0 City of London 57,893 —1.7 60,862 2.5 58,719 —5.6 Cleveland 75,426 0.4 82,282 6.4 85,397 1.5 Cumbria 61,709 5.6 63,000 —0.4 64,693 0.4 Derbyshire 95,641 2.9 100,894 2.9 107,035 3.8 Devon and Cornwall 155,435 0.6 167,117 4.9 173,649 1.6 Dorset 69,727 0.0 73,497 2.8 77,749 3.5 Durham 75,166 7.5 78,103 1.3 80,712 1.1 Dyfed-Powys 50,952 3.6 52,609 0.7 56,143 4.4 Essex 157,487 1.2 168,889 4.6 171,590 —0.6 Gloucestershire 58,633 —2.4 63,780 6.1 65,933 1.1 Greater Manchester 353,319 0.8 371,497 2.5 387,256 1.9 Gwent 64,598 8.8 67,919 2.5 71,414 2.8 Hampshire 180,791 1.8 190,920 3.0 196,955 0.9 Hertfordshire 93,011 1.8 97,859 2.6 102,361 2.3 Humberside 106,220 3.6 111,587 2.5 114,306 0.2 Kent 174,211 4.9 178,916 0.2 186,225 1.8 Lancashire 169,275 1.7 178,051 2.6 182,679 0.3 Leicestershire 98,789 3.5 102,707 1.4 106,279 1.2 Lincolnshire 66,184 4.7 68,322 0.7 69,970 0.2 Merseyside 224,327 —1.3 245,277 6.6 249,522 —0.5 Metropolitan Police 1,676,617 —3.1 1,778,001 3.4 1,840,245 1.2 Norfolk 80,222 3.3 82,339 0.1 86,870 3.2 Northamptonshire 64,605 6.1 67,134 1.3 70,432 2.6 Northumbria 195,092 1.8 205,380 2.7 213,010 1.4 North Wales 70,920 1.1 75,075 3.2 80,505 4.9 North Yorkshire 71,840 4.3 75,638 2.7 78,085 1.0 Nottinghamshire 120,556 3.3 124,828 1.0 130,173 2.0 South Wales 159,411 5.2 163,430 0.0 169,968 1.7 South Yorkshire 166,027 7.0 168,205 —1.2 173,933 1.1 Staffordshire 110,264 —0.5 122,540 8.4 127,472 1.7 Suffolk 63,676 1.6 65,785 0.8 70,538 4.9 Surrey 90,976 3.7 90,738 —2.7 375 8.2 Sussex 157,631 1.8 162,664 0.6 165,804 —0.3 Thames Valley 210,333 1.6 221,147 2.5 232,729 2.9 Warwickshire 51,003 4.1 53,617 2.5 56,157 2.4 West Mercia 107,788 2.7 112,879 2.1 116,490 0.9 West Midlands 360,129 3.7 372,296 0.8 380,971 0.1 West Yorkshire 281,745 3.3 280,739 —2.8 288,865 0.6 Wiltshire 58,535 —5.1 66,666 11.1 69,715 2.3 Total 6,870,093 1.0 7,220,676 2.5 7,485,832 1.4 Notes:
1997–98—CIPFA Police Statistics Actuals
1998–99 and 1999–2000 CIPFA Police Statistics Estimates
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Police force net expenditure 1997–98 to 1999–2000: Percentage increase in real terms excluding pensions expenditure 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Avon and Somerset —4.0 6.8 1.6 Bedfordshire —1.6 4.2 —1.5 Cambridgeshire 1.7 1.1 1.8 Cheshire 4.0 0.4 0.3 City of London —3.0 1.5 —6.3 Cleveland 1.5 3.3 —2.8 Cumbria 5.7 —1.6 —.06 Derbyshire 2.0 2.1 3.3 Devon and Cornwall —0.5 4.5 1.0 Dorset —2.0 2.9 1.5 Durham 1.6 6.1 3.4 Dyfed-Powys 4.0 —0.5 4.0 Essex 0.0 3.9 —0.9 Gloucestershire —1.8 4.7 1.8 Greater Manchester —2.3 3.2 1.2 Gwent 6.6 3.1 3.2 Hampshire 1.7 1.9 0.1 Hertfordshire 1.0 2.5 —0.6 Humberside 1.0 3.6 —1.6 Kent 2.1 —0.1 0.4 Lancashire 1.4 2.9 0.2 Leicestershire n/a n/a 1.2 Lincolnshire 3.1 —0.2 —1.5 Merseyside —0.3 6.3 — 0.7 Metropolitan Police —4.4 2.9 0.2 Norfolk 2.9 1.3 2.2 Northamptonshire 0.0 2.1 5.1 Northumbria 3.8 0.9 2.0 North Wales 2.7 3.5 1.0 North Yorkshire 0.8 3.1 1.2 Nottinghamshire 0.1 2.2 1.4 South Wales 0.6 2.9 2.8 South Yorkshire 2.8 1.0 0.4 Staffordshire —3.9 7.1 3.7 Suffolk 1.5 1.2 4.0 Surrey —0.9 —0.7 9.6 Sussex 1.2 —1.3 —1.1 Thames Valley Police 0.1 3.4 2.0 Warwickshire —1.7 5.3 —0.9 West Mercia 1.8 2.3 —0.3 West Midlands 1.3 1.7 —0.5 West Yorkshire 1.6 —3.0 —0.5 Wiltshire —2.3 10.2 2.0 Total —0.5 2.3 0.6
Applications for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, and decisions, 1995–99 Cases considered under normal procedures Backlog clearance exercise Total applications Total decisions1,2 Recognised as a refugee and granted asylum Not recognised as a refugee but granted exceptional leave Total refusals Granted exceptional leave under backlog criteria 3,4 Refused on non compliance grounds under backlog criteria 3,5 1995 43,965 27,005 1,295 4,410 21,300 n/a n/a 1996 29,640 38,960 2,240 5,055 31,670 n/a n/a 1997 32,500 36,045 3,985 3,115 28,945 n/a n/a 1998 46,015 31,570 5,345 3,910 22,315 n/a n/a 19996 66,945 30,940 7.135 2,150 10,970 9,595 1,095 1 Decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period. 2Information is of initial decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions. 3 Cases decided under pragmatic measures aimed at reducing the pre 1996 asylum application backlog. 4Includes a small number of cases where asylum has been granted. 5Includes a small number of cases where the applications has been refused on substantive grounds. 6Provisional figures for 12 months ending 31 October. Note:
Figures rounded to the nearest 5. n/a = not applicable.