§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to(a) identify and (b) match project-specific funding within each police area in the United Kingdom. [141859]
Ms WearsWe have continued this year with a £20 million Premises Improvement Fund to improve the working conditions police staff by modernising the police estate and communication technology. This year police authorities were able to submit up to two bids, each for a maximum of £0.5 million, and had to match funding from their own resources. Cleveland had one successful bid for £500,000 in matched funding for a range of accommodation improvements across the police estate. We have no plans to identify and match other project-specific funding.