§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what change there has been in funds allocated by his Department to Surrey Police in real terms since 1997. [23079]
§ Mr. John DenhamThe information is set out in the table.
Government Grant (cash) (1) £m (real) (3) £m Real terms change per cent. Additional Home Office funding (including special grant, capital, DNA and other payments) (4) £m 1997–98 75.6 83.1 2.2 1998–99 67.7 72.5 -12.7 1.9 1999–00 74.7 78.1 7.7 1.7 2000–01 89.6 91.6 17.3 3.6 2001–02 87.6 87.6 -4.3 4.2 2002–03 87.0 84.9 1.2 (5) (2) 1.2 1. Total Government Grant includes Home Office Police grant, Revenue Support Grant, National Non Domestic Rates, Crime Fighting Fund and Rural Policing Fund Grant. Surrey gained resources following changes in boundaries of the Metropolitan Police District in April 2000. Grant also includes provision to offset costs incurred in transitional arrangements: £7.0 million in 1999–2000, £5.5 million in 2000–01, £1.61 million in 2001–02 and £0.8 million for 2002–03.
The reduction in grant in 2002–03 reflects a shift from local to central financing of National Crime Squad (NCS) National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) from 1 April 2002. However, on a like-for-like basis, government grant in 2002–03 shows a 2.2 per cent. increase in cash terms or 1.2 per cent. increase in real terms compared to 2001–02. Actual cash figures with the like-for-like percentage change are included above.
Real terms figures are given at 2001–02 prices (GDP deflator)
The additional payments were specific to particular years, and have therefore been excluded from the year-on-year comparison.
Capital grant only.
1471WIn addition, under the Crime Reduction Programme over £3.7 million has been allocated since 1999 to Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships for projects in Surrey.