§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many bids have been received for funding for extra police recruits under year one of the Crime Fighting Fund; if he will list the amount of money and number of officers requested in each bid and in total; and if he will make a statement; [107956]
(2) how many additional police recruits he estimates are to be funded in response to bids from police forces for funds from year one of the Crime Fighting Fund; and if he will make a statement. [107957]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeForty three forces have bid for a total of 2,908 officers under year one of the Crime Fighting Fund Recruitment Scheme. Details are set out in the table. Based on the costs set out in the Bidding Guidelines, which were issued for forces and a copy placed in the Library on 2 December 1999, funding for 2,908 officers would total more than £96 million. We are currently assessing the bids against the criteria set out in the Guidelines and my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, will be announcing the results shortly.
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Crime fighting fund—bids for year one 2000–01 Force Number bid for Funding if bids met in full Home Office calculation £ Avon and Somerset 65 2,112,500 Bedfordshire 34 1,105,000 Cambridgeshire 43 1,397,500 Cheshire 25 812,500 City of London 16 562,080 Cleveland 34 1,105,000 Cumbria 20 650,000 Derbyshire 100 3,250,000 Devon and Cornwall 70 2,275,000 Dorset 30 975,000 Durham 21 682,500 Dyfed Powys 50 1,625,000 Essex 44 1,430,000 Gloucestershire 30 975,000 Greater Manchester 334 10,855,000 Gwent 34 1,105,000 Hampshire 40 1,300,000 Hertfordshire 16 520,000
Crime fighting fund—bids for year one 2000–01 Force Number bid for Funding if bids met in full Home Office calculation £ Humberside 85 2,762,500 Kent 60 1,950,000 Lancashire 51 1,657,500 Leicestershire 60 1,950,000 Lincolnshire 20 650,000 Merseyside 120 3,900,000 Metropolitan 600 21,078,000 Norfolk 35 1,137,500 North Wales 25 812,500 North Yorkshire 17 552,500 Northamptonshire 51 1,657,500 Northumbria 60 1,950,000 Nottinghamshire 40 1,300,000 South Wales 30 975,000 South Yorkshire 50 1,625,000 Staffordshire 34 1,105,000 Suffolk 39 1,267,500 Surrey 60 1,950,000 Sussex 45 1,462,500 Thames Valley 120 3,900,000 Warwickshire 34 1,105,000 West Mercia 36 1,170,000 West Midlands 160 5,200,000 West Yorkshire 60 1,950,000 Wiltshire 10 325,000 Total 2,908 96,130,080