§ Mrs. EllmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding has been allocated for policing in Merseyside in each year since 1997, broken down into budget headings. [18219]
§ Mr. DenhamThe amount of funding allocated for policing in Merseyside is as follows.
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Annual police settlements £ million Police grant Revenue support grant National non domestic rates Total Government funding 1997–98 113.6 65.8 28.1 207.5 1998–99 119.1 66.5 27.6 213.2 1999–2000 118.7 67.1 29.5 215.3 2000–01 122.2 65.9 32.6 220.7 2001–02 126.7 70.3 32.2 229.2
Crime fighting fund £ million 2000–01 1.6 2001–02 15.0 1 It is expected that the force will receive this amount in respect of 124 Crime Fighting Fund (CFF) recruits from 2000–01 and a further 93 new CFF recruits projected for 2001–02 Capital
Under present arrangements, capital grant is paid to police authorities. Grant also continues to be paid towards the annual loan charges on capital sums borrowed under earlier grant rules.
£ million Capital grant Loan charges grant 1997–98 3.8 0.48 1998–99 2.3 0.34 1999–2000 2.0 0.35 2000–01 2.5 0.32 2001–02 2.3 10.29 1 Provisional Individual Payments
Home Office accounts records show that the force has also received the following individual payments:
Purpose £ August 1997 Police Firearms grant 66,556 August 1999 Police Beacon scheme 83,000 March 2000 Police Beacon scheme 8,880 October 2000 Anti-robbery grant 1,800,000 December 2000 Execution of warrants 145,987 March 2001 National Fuel Distribution Emergency 1320,939 July 2001 National Intelligence Model 115,800 1 A further estimated £36,000 will be paid in 2001–02, subject to audit of claims Crime Reduction Programme
Under the Crime Reduction Programme over £10 million has been allocated since 1999 to Crime and Disorder Reduction partnerships for projects in Merseyside.