§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much the Metropolitan Police paid out to informers in the last year for which figures are available; how many informers received payments; and what was the average payment made. [15187]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 15 November 2001]: The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis informs me that the total amount paid to informers for the financial year 2000–0] was £661,927. A total of 249 informers received payments during the course of that year. As some will have received multiple payments it is not possible to provide a representative average payment.