probation Service (Surrey)

HC Deb 26 November 2002 vol 395 cc252-3W

Mr. Malins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the level of Government grants to the Surrey Probation Service was in each of the last five years. [82091]

Hilary Benn

Home Office Grant to Surrey Probation Service (Surrey local area from April 2001) for the financial years 1997–98 to 2001–02 is in the following table.

£
	Home Office grant	Office of the Deputy Prime Minister	Total grant
Revenue grant
2001–021	6,533,000	Nil	6,533,000
2000–0l2	5,065,608	1,256,402	6,322,010
1999–20002	4,735,765	1,183,941	5,919,706
1998–992	4,605,734	1,151,433	5,757,167
1997–982	4,673,058	1,168,264	5,841,322
Capital grant
2001–021	374,293	Nil	374,293
2000–0l2	43,307	10,827	54,134
1999–20002	37,482	9,370	46,852
1998–992	85,009	21,252	106,261
1997–982	34,882	8,720	43,602
1 he National Probation Service was established on 1 April 2001 and 100 per cent, grant funding was provided by the Home Office to local probation areas.
1Prior to April 2001, the Home Office provided 80 per cent, grant funding to probation services. Local authorities funded the balance of 20 per cent, from grant provided by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM).