§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate for planning purposes of net pensions fund obligations, pensions less contributions, for(a) the Metropolitan police and (b) all UK police forces in (i) 2000–01, (ii) 2001–02, (iii) 2005–06 and (iv) 2010–11; and how these obligations will be financed. [127330]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe available figures for England and Wales, provided by the Police Service Expenditure Forecasting Group, are:
£ million Metropolitan police England and Wales1 2000–01 251 1,054 2001–02 273 1,143 1The England and Wales figure is inclusive of the Metropolitan police Under the Central Local Partnership the Home Office works closely with the Forecasting Group to assess future resource demands for the following three years. The Group does not prepare longer range projections. Its assessments of future funding pressures, including pensions, are taken into account by the Government in the Spending Review process.
The Police Funding Formula takes account of police pensions expenditure. 14.5 per cent. of funding is currently allocated through a component for pensions.
The provision of revenue funding for the police forces in Scotland and Wales is the responsibility of the devolved administrations.