§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding per head of population has been received in each year since 1997 from(a) Government grant and (b) the police precept by each police force in England and Wales. [162359]
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(a) Government grant funding1 per head of population2 £ Force 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Staffordshire 95.05 94.50 94.51 96.45 102.10 104.48 114.45 Suffolk 81.66 84.42 89.14 91.93 102.94 100.07 107.25 Surrey 101.66 89.09 98.45 89.29 87.53 86.54 93.50 Sussex 90.44 93.48 95.87 96.93 103.40 107.94 114.11 Thames Valley 85.97 89.94 90.48 93.06 104.08 104.96 110.48 Warwickshire 86.87 86.31 87.33 96.42 115.96 100.96 110.31 West Mercia 82.23 82.82 86.62 91.42 108.57 97.85 101.55 West Midlands 122.96 129.04 132.80 138.23 146.43 151.75 171.37 West Yorkshire 115.77 119.90 122.66 129.50 136.76 142.66 152.24 Wiltshire 90.79 91.08 91.08 95.26 103.05 102.78 106.37 1Government funding includes general grant (Home Office police grant, ODPM/Welsh Assembly Government Revenue Support Grant and National Non-Domestic Rates). It also includes specific grants: Crime Fighting Fund. Rural Policing Fund, Airwave, DNA Expansion Programme, Community Support Officer funding, London and South East Allowances, Free Travel (City of London and MPS only), Basic Command Unit funding, Street Crime Initiative, Special Priority Payments, Counter Terrorism funding (MPS only) and capital grants. 2Source for resident population figures: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, as used in the calculation of the police funding settlements.
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(b) Precept1 per head of population2 £ Force 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Avon and Somerset 20.68 23.12 24.93 28.73 39.52 17.41 18.64 20.54 22.46 23.64 26.58 31.84 Cambridgeshire 16.87 15.96 17.27 20.72 22.73 31.63 39.48 Cheshire 17.51 18.68 19.71 21.55 23.04 26.32 31.84 Cleveland 15.37 13.66 17.73 18.68 20.09 27.90 36.11 Cumbria 18.82 23.61 25.61 27.79 30.29 33.87 44.77 Derbyshire 15.76 17.68 20.46 22.24 23.81 29.12 36.46 Devon and Cornwall 17.06 16.73 18.61 20.64 21.76 25.97 36.89 Dorset 24.47 27.35 30.07 32.87 35.98 40.25 48.75 Durham 14.62 13.68 14.26 15.02 16.24 18.75 23.90 Dyfed-Powys 17.33 21.43 26.45 31.18 33.41 36.22 45.88 Essex 19.44 22.55 23.72 25.03 26.26 28.53 34.96 Gloucestershire 18.18 20.54 24.72 28.27 29.89 34.38 51.92 Greater Manchester 15.58 16.32 17.50 18.26 18.97 20.21 28.10 Gwent 15.58 17.41 19.30 24.52 27.75 31.71 40.58 Hampshire 18.23 17.72 19.09 19.60 21.05 26.97 35.31 Hertfordshire 20.48 23.44 25.26 27.16 28.92 32.29 39.96 Humberside 15.11 15.34 16.14 17.95 25.79 28.90 35.28 Kent 18.50 17.47 19.03 20.27 21.92 26.80 35.35 Lancashire 16.03 16.23 17.67 19.31 21.17 23.18 27.95 Leicestershire 15.71 18.47 19.44 20.91 23.38 29.71 33.55 Lincolnshire 21.90 25.18 26.33 28.08 29.70 31.43 34.46 Merseyside 18.94 20.47 22.22 23.53 25.17 28.02 31.03 Metropolitan 24.26 29.38 31.69 34.56 44.59 49.04 61.80 Norfolk 17.10 18.04 21.73 24.42 28.38 34.14 42.23 Northamptonshire 22.40 22.20 24.69 25.99 27.42 35.22 43.99 Northumbria 14.77 13.49 14.21 14.88 16.12 17.02 19.20 North Wales 17.11 20.75 23.96 28.59 30.47 35.78 47.19 North Yorkshire 17.78 17.47 18.99 20.80 22.97 32.58 57.99 Nottinghamshire 14.46 16.32 18.13 19.36 20.97 25.71 33.83 South Wales 15.88 18.17 21.17 26.24 28.02 29.49 35.66 South Yorkshire 14.47 14.79 15.96 16.23 17.37 20.65 27.15 Staffordshire 16.77 22.34 24.36 25.92 29.83 32.08 41.11 Suffolk 17.20 17.63 18.94 20.71 23.18 28.05 38.35 Surrey 19.40 28.94 32.78 34.81 36.09 42.05 60.17 Sussex 19.87 19.69 20.58 21.51 22.83 27.00 38.71 Thames Valley 19.84 19.13 21.31 22.81 24.41 27.81 41.15 Warwickshire 18.39 22.00 25.38 27.71 30.88 37.22 43.60 West Mercia 17.64 18.83 20.79 26.21 28.09 37.48 42.85 West Midlands 15.00 13.87 14.62 15.71 16.49 18.01 21.35 West Yorkshire 15.12 15.09 15.86 17.13 17.90 22.53 26.96 Wiltshire 19.94 22.85 25.11 27.80 30.65 33.79 41.04 1Source for precept information: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Welsh Assembly Government. 2Source for resident population figures: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, as used in the calculation of the police funding settlements.
§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police cyclists there are per head of population for each police force. [168004]
§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the percentage change in full-time police officers in Burnley has been since 1997. [168314]
§ Ms BlearsInformation on strength at Basic Command Unit (BCU) level is collected annually and reflects the position at the end of March. Information on BCU strength is available only from 2002.
Burnley is part of the Pennine Basic Command Unit (BCU). Between March 2002 and March 2003 police strength for the Pennine BCU increased by 0.7 per cent. (from 526 to 530). The deployment of officers to BCUs is a matter for the Chief Constable (Paul Stephenson) and within the Pennine BCU deployment of officers is a matter for the Divisional Commander.
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(a) Government grant Funding1 per head of population2 £ Force 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Avon and Somerset 94.52 96.85 97.60 101.29 112.31 110.15 117.18 Bedfordshire 95.82 96.93 95.42 99.91 108.29 115.56 118.92 Cambridgeshire 84.24 87.30 89.35 92.80 103.72 100.53 111.62 Cheshire 88.91 91.34 95.57 100.23 106.51 108.84 120.16 Cleveland 122.58 132.06 134.19 140.03 149.03 157.88 166.99 Cumbria 105.43 106.94 108.60 113.77 123.88 125.25 130.76 Derbyshire 88.59 91.52 94.26 95.21 106.24 105.08 112.59 Devon and Cornwall 88.03 94.04 96.17 100.10 109.74 109.35 113.03 Dorset 81.70 85.94 88.70 87.33 94.50 93.57 98.29 Durham 108.52 117.57 123.08 129.27 137.27 138.75 149.73 Dyfed-Powys 89.53 91.34 91.32 96.95 110.74 111.64 115.44 Essex 90.59 88.26 90.52 92.21 98.79 102.63 107.04 Gloucestershire 93.57 94.74 94.35 97.93 107.57 107.25 113.44 Greater Manchester 125.21 129.03 132.87 137.74 153.33 151.72 168.58 Gwent 102.95 106.10 111.61 115.73 126.18 129.40 137.76 Hampshire 87.91 92.20 94.15 97.52 104.68 107.94 118.02 Hertfordshire 90.49 91.73 97.52 94.07 102.02 102.00 107.18 Humberside 108.87 114.29 114.32 120.40 129.41 128.70 139.33 Kent 96.07 99.44 100.23 105.36 115.33 116.75 128.40 Lancashire 104.63 109.53 110.95 118.32 130.73 127.55 135.86 Leicestershire 92.34 93.20 97.15 100.26 110.95 108.92 116.95 Lincolnshire 88.35 84.49 88.14 94.19 97.01 103.72 102.31 Merseyside 150.14 152.59 154.54 160.78 170.52 180.40 194.66 Metropolitan 211.79 212.42 213.96 229.34 246.12 262.69 286.02 Norfolk 91.37 91.84 90.65 95.41 103.19 106.25 115.26 Northamptonshire 87.97 90.37 91.62 96.41 102.33 102.67 112.99 Northumbria 126.11 134.98 138.05 140.95 155.45 153.22 166.88 North Wales 95.01 96.33 98.35 102.77 112.54 119.44 124.00 North Yorkshire 85.44 90.25 89.77 90.97 101.44 98.66 103.84 Nottinghamshire 106.07 108.74 114.03 116.53 120.55 127.25 133.70 South Wales 115.87 117.36 119.86 123.00 132.89 135.82 145.63 South Yorkshire 111.96 115.56 120.09 124.84 131.32 136.86 151.49 Staffordshire 95.05 94.50 94.51 96.45 102.10 104.48 114.45 Suffolk 81.66 84.42 89.14 91.93 102.94 100.07 107.25 Surrey 101.66 89.09 98.45 89.29 87.53 86.54 93.50 Sussex 90.44 93.48 95.87 96.93 103.40 107.94 114.11 Thames Valley 85.97 89.94 90.48 93.06 104.08 104.96 110.48 Warwickshire 86.87 86.31 87.33 96.42 115.96 100.96 110.31 West Mercia 82.23 82.82 86.62 91.42 108.57 97.85 101.55 West Midlands 122.96 129.04 132.80 138.23 146.43 151.75 171.37 West Yorkshire 115.77 119.90 122.66 129.50 136.76 142.66 152.24 Wiltshire 90.79 91.08 91.08 95.26 103.05 102.78 106.37
§ Brian CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average police-to-population ratio was in(a) England and (b) the Avon and Somerset Police Authority in each year since 1997. [167505]
§ Ms BlearsThe information requested is given in the following table:
Police strength per 100,000 population 31 March Avon and Somerset England 1997 204.2 242.2 1998 202.8 240.7 1999 202.9 237.8 2000 197.1 233.0 2001 199.4 234.3 2002 204.8 240.2 2003 213.0 254.5
§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding per head of population has been received from(a) Government grant and (b) the police precept by each police force in England and Wales in each year since 1997. [154678]
§ Ms BlearsThe in formation is set out in the tables.
1309W1Government funding includes general grant (Home Office police grant, ODPM/Welsh Assembly Government Revenue Support Grant and National Non-Domestic Rates). It also includes specific grants: Crime Fighting Fund, Rural Policing Fund, Airwave, DNA Expansion Programme, Community Support Officer funding, London and South East Allowances, Free Travel (City of London and MPS only), Basic Command Unit funding, Street Crime Initiative, Special Priority Payments, Counter Terrorism funding (MPS only) and capital grants.
2Source for resident population figures: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, as used in the calculation of the police funding settlements.
(b) Precept1 per head of population2 £ Force 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Avon and Somerset 17.47 18.56 20.68 23.12 24.93 28.73 39.52 Bedfordshire 17.41 18.64 20.54 22.46 23.64 26.58 31.84 Cambridgeshire 16.87 15.96 17.27 20.72 22.73 31.63 39.48 Cheshire 17.51 18.68 19.71 21.55 23.04 26.32 31.84 Cleveland 15.37 13.66 17.73 18.68 20.09 27.90 36.11 Cumbria 18.82 23.61 25.61 27.79 30.29 33.87 44.77 Derbyshire 15.76 17.68 20.46 22.24 23.81 29.12 36.46 Devon and Cornwall 17.06 16.73 18.61 20.64 21.76 25.97 36.89 Dorset 24.47 27.35 30.07 32.87 35.98 40.25 48.75 Durham 14.62 13.68 14.26 15.02 16.24 18.75 23.90 Dyfed-Powys 17.33 21.43 26.45 31.18 33.41 36.22 45.88 Essex 19.44 22.55 23.72 25.03 26.26 28.53 34.96 Gloucestershire 18.18 20.54 24.72 28.27 29.89 34.38 51.92 Greater Manchester 15.58 16.32 17.50 18.26 18.97 20.21 28.10 Gwent 15.58 17.41 19.30 24.52 27.75 31.71 40.58 Hampshire 18.23 17.72 19.09 19.60 21.05 26.97 35.31 Hertfordshire 20.48 23.44 25.26 27.16 28.92 32.29 39.96 Humberside 15.11 15.34 16.14 17.95 25.79 28.90 35.28 Kent 18.50 17.47 19.03 20.27 21.92 26.80 35.35 Lancashire 16.03 16.23 17.67 19.31 21.17 23.18 27.95 Leicestershire 13.71 18.47 19.44 20.91 23.38 29.71 33.55 Lincolnshire 21.90 25.18 26.33 28.08 29.70 31.43 34.46 Merseyside 18.94 20.47 22.22 23.53 25.17 28.02 31.03 Metropolitan 24.26 29.38 31.69 34.56 44.59 49.04 61.80 Norfolk 17.10 18.04 21.73 24.42 28.38 34.14 42.23 Northamptonshire 22.40 22.20 24.69 25.99 27.42 35.22 43.99 Northumbria 14.77 13.49 14.21 14.88 16.12 17.02 19.20 North Wales 17.11 20.75 23.96 28.59 30.47 35.78 47.19 North Yorkshire 17.78 17.47 18.99 20.80 22.97 32.58 57.99 Nottinghamshire 14.46 16.32 18.13 19.36 20.97 25.71 33.83 South Wales 15.88 18.17 21.17 26.24 28.02 29.49 35.66 South Yorkshire 14.47 14.79 15.96 16.23 17.37 20.65 27.15 Staffordshire 16.77 22.34 24.36 25.92 29.83 32.08 41.11 Suffolk 17.20 17.63 18.94 20.71 23.18 28.05 38.35 Surrey 19.40 28.94 32.78 34.81 36.09 42.05 60.17 Sussex 19.87 19.69 20.58 21.51 22.83 27.00 38.71 Thames Valley 19.84 19.13 21.31 22.81 24.41 27.81 41.15 Warwickshire 18.39 22.00 25.38 27.71 30.88 37.22 43.60 West Mercia 17.64 18.83 20.79 26.21 28.09 37.48 42.85 West Midlands I f.00 13.87 14.62 15.71 16.49 18.01 21.35 West Yorkshire lf,.12 15.09 15.86 17.13 17.90 22.53 26.96 Wiltshire 19.94 22.85 25.11 27.80 30.65 33.79 41.04 1Source for precept information: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Welsh Assembly Government. 2Source for resident population figures: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, as used in the calculation of the police funding settlements.
§ James PurnellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the percentage change in full-time police officers in Stalybridge and Hyde has been since 1997. [168737]
§ Ms BlearsInformation on strength at Basic Command Unit (BCU) level is collected annually and reflects the position at the end of March. Information on BCU strength is only available front 2002.
Stalybridge and Hyde is part of the Tameside Metropolitan Borough Basic Command Unit (BCU). Between March 2002 and March 2003 police strength for the Tameside BCU increased by 6.7 per cent. (from 389 to 415). The deployment of officers to BCUs is a 1310W matter for the Chief Constable (Michael Todd) and within the Tameside BCU deployment of officers is a matter for the Divisional Commander.
§ Jim DobbinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the percentage change in the number of full-time police officers in Heywood and Middleton has been since 1997. [168534]
§ Ms BlearsInformation on strength at Basic Command Unit (BCU) level is collected annually and reflects the position at the end of March. Information on BCU strength is only available from 2002.
Heywood & Middleton is part of the Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Basic Command Unit (BCU). Between March 2002 and March 2003 police strength 1311W for the Rochdale BCU increased by 4.2 per cent. (from 409 to 426). The deployment of officers to BCUs is a matter for the Chief Constable (Michael Todd) and within the Rochdale BCU deployment of officers is a matter for the Divisional Commander.
§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent from central Government funds per capita on policing in(a) the East Riding of Yorkshire, (b) Humberside and (c) the UK for each of the last five years. [155330]
§ Ms BlearsThe Home Office is responsible for the funding of the Police Service in England and Wales. The available information for all forces in England and Wales, including Humberside, is set out in the table. The distribution of resources within a force area is a matter for the Chief Constable and the Police Authority.
Funding for the Police Service in Scotland and Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Scottish Executive and Northern Ireland Office respectively.
Grant funding1 per head of population2 £ Force 1990–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Avon and Somerset 97.60 101.29 112.31 110.15 117.18 Bedfordshire 95.42 99.91 108.29 115.56 118.92 Cambridgeshire 89.35 92.80 103.72 100.53 111.62 Cheshire 95.57 100.23 106.51 108.84 120.16 Cleveland 134.19 140.03 149.03 157.88 166.99 Cumbria 108.60 113.77 123.88 125.25 130.76 Derbyshire 94.26 95.21 106.24 105.08 112.59 Devon and Cornwall 96.17 100.10 109.74 109.35 113.03 Dorset 88.70 87.33 94.50 93.57 98.29 Durham 123.08 129.27 137.27 138.75 149.73 Dyfed-Powys 91.32 96.95 110.74 111.64 115.44 Essex 90.52 92.21 98.79 102.63 107.04 Gloucestershire 94.35 97.93 107.57 107.25 113.44 Greater Manchester 132.87 137.74 153.33 151.72 168.58 Gwent 111.61 115.73 126.18 129.40 137.76 Hampshire 94.15 97.52 104.68 107.94 118.02 Hertfordshire 97.52 94.07 102.02 102.00 107.18 Humberside 114.32 120.40 129.41 128.70 139.33 Kent 100.23 105.36 115.33 116.75 128.40 Lancashire 110.95 118.32 130.73 127.55 135.86 Leicestershire 97.15 100.26 110.95 108.92 116.95 Lincolnshire 88.14 94.19 97.01 103.72 102.31 Merseyside 154.54 160.78 170.52 180.40 194.66 Metropolitan 213.96 229.34 246.12 262.69 286.02 Norfolk 90.65 95.41 103.19 106.25 115.26 Northamptonshire 91.62 96.41 102.33 102.67 112.99 Northumbria 138.05 140.95 155.45 153.22 166.88 North Wales 98.35 102.77 112.54 119.44 124.00 North Yorkshire 89.77 90.97 101.44 98.66 103.84 Nottinghamshire 114.03 116.53 120.55 127.25 133.70 South Wales 119.86 123.00 132.89 135.82 145.63 South Yorkshire 120.09 124.84 131.32 136.86 151.49 Staffordshire 94.51 96.45 102.10 104.48 114.45 Suffolk 89.14 91.93 102.94 100.07 107.25 Surrey 98.45 89.29 87.53 86.54 93.50 Sussex 95.87 96.93 103.40 107.94 114.11 Thames Valley 90.48 93.06 104.08 104.96 110.48 Warwickshire 87.33 96.42 115.96 100.96 110.31 West Mercia 86.62 91.42 108.57 97.85 101.55 West Midlands 132.80 138.23 146.43 151.75 171.37 West Yorkshire 122.66 129.50 136.76 142.66 152.24 Wiltshire 91.08 95.26 103.05 102.78 106.37 1Government funding includes general grant (Home Office police grant, ODPM/Welsh Assembly Government Revenue Support Grant and National Non-Domesticate Rates). It also includes specific grants: Crime Fighting Fund, Rural Policing Fund, Airwave, DMA Expansion Programme, Community Support Officer funding, London and South East Allowances, Free Travel (City of London and MPS only), Basic Command Unit funding, Street Crime Initiative, Special Priority Payments, Counter Terrorism funding (MPS only) and capital grants. 2Source for resident population figures: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister as used for police funding settlements.