§ Baroness Lockwoodasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the total allocation of funding to police forces which have, so far, signed contracts to take up the new police radio service "Airwave" in 2001–02. [HL106]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonThe total allocation to forces taking Airwave in 2001–02 is shown below:
Capital: £72,056,000
Revenue: £31,334,000
I apologise that the reply to my honourable friend on 27 November (Official Report, Commons, cols. 453–54W) was incorrect. The figures given here correct the previous Answer.