§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total expenditure by the Metropolitan Police in Islington was, how many serving officers there were and what the establishment level authorised was, in each of the past five years; and what the equivalent figures are projected to be for 2001–02. [143402]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has provided information on the budget for the latest two years, but is unable to provide information on the budget before 1999–2000 due to the amalgamation of the Islington and Holloway divisions in October 1999. He is, however, able to provide information on police numbers for each year since December 1997.
It is not possible for the Commissioner to provide information about the divisional budget or for its target total for police numbers for 2001–02 until the Metropolitan Police Authority has set the budget for the force as a whole.
The available information is set out in the table.
Islington Borough Division Year Budget allocation1 (£million) Target strength Actual strength2 1997–98 3— 574 552 1998–99 3— 564 539 1999–2000 28.9 544 512 2000–01 29.2 554 545 1The budget allocation consists of all pay and pension costs for police and civil staff, cross charges (administrative and support departments) and all other operating costs. 2Actual police strength numbers are those for December of each year. 3 Not available