§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the expenditure was(a) in total and (b) per head of population (i) in each police force in Great Britain and (ii) in total in (1) 1979, (2) 1987 and (3) each year since 1992; and what was the real terms change for each year. [126229]
§ Mr. Charles Clarke[holding answer 19 June 2000]: Tables showing the information for England and Wales have been placed in the Library. Net revenue expenditure figures are in cash terms and are taken from the Chartered 427W Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Police Statistics. The percentage changes are in real terms (1998–99:100). Final data for 1999–2000 are not yet available.