§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much of the budget for the(a) Police Service and (b) Prison Service was spent in (i) England and (ii) Wales in the last 12 months for which figures are available in (A) cash terms, (B) as a percentage of total expenditure on these services and (C) per head of the population. [144069]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeI refer the right hon. Member to the reply I gave him about Police Service and Prison Service expenditure in Wales on 30 November 2000,Official Report, column 927W.
In 1999–2000, revenue expenditure by police authorities on the police service in England, supported by Government grant was £7,074.920 million, in cash terms. This is 94.96 per cent. of total police net revenue expenditure in England and Wales and £142.20 per head of population in England. Spend on the Prison Service in 1999–2000, on other than the prisons in Wales referred to in the earlier reply and including all headquarters expenditure was £1,791.685 million in cash terms. This represents 97.03 per cent. of the total Prison Service expenditure or £36.01 per head of population in England.
Source for police expenditure data:
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Police Statistics (Actuals) 1999–2000.