§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much police expenditure was met by(a) council tax precepts and (b) Home Office grants, (i) as a percentage of local police force expenditure and (ii) in cash terms, broken down by police force, in each year since 1997–98. [170375]
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much of the cost of policing in Merseyside was paid for by(a) central government and (b) local taxes in each of the last eight years. [177847]
§ Ms BlearsThe information is set out in the table.
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£ million Total gross revenue expenditure Government funding and specific grants1 Other2 Council tax 1996–97 225.6 202.9 -0.6 23.3 1997–98 230.2 206.1 -3.2 27.4 1998–99 246.8 213.7 3.8 29.3 1999–2000 254.6 216.1 6.8 31.7 2000–01 269.0 226.3 9.7 33.0 2001–02 285.2 235.9 13.5 35.8 2002–03 293.5 244.4 9.6 39.5 2003–04 309.9 260.0 7.6 42.3 1 Includes principal Home Office police grant, ODPM Revenue Support grant and National Non Domestic Rates, Special grant, Revenue for Airwave, Crime Fighting Fund, Rural Policing grant, Loan charges grant, Street Crime Initiative grant and other specific grants. 2 Includes all other force income apart from specific grants from Government and movements in reserves. Source: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Police Statistics (Actuals 1997–98 to 2002–03 and Estimates 2003–04).
§ Albert OwenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much of the cost of policing in North Wales was paid for from(a) central Government funds, (b) local council tax and (c) other sources in each year since 1996–97. [174068]
§ Ms BlearsThe information is set out in the table.
£ million Council tax Government funding and specific grants1 Other2 Total gross revenue expenditure 1996–97 10.7 58.7 2.0 71.4 1997–98 11.2 61.1 0.4 72.7 1998–99 13.6 61.6 2.0 77.2 1999–2000 15.7 64.0 1.7 81.4 2000–01 18.8 67.3 3.0 89.1 2001–02 20.0 74.8 3.6 98.4 2002–03 23.6 78.4 3.8 105.8 2003–04 31.3 78.2 3.3 112.8 1 Includes Principal Home Office Police grant, Revenue Support Grant and National Non Domestic Rates (police general grants), Special Grant, Crime Fighting Fund, Rural Policing Grant, Loan Charge Grant and other specific grants. Under grant protection arrangements in England, police authorities have been guaranteed a minimum increase a 'floor' in general grant funding each year since 2002–03. Grant 'floors' are not applied by the Welsh Assembly, but to ensure North Wales received a grant increase equivalent to the English minimum of 2.3 per cent. in 2002–03, the Home Secretary made a special payment to North Wales Police Authority of £362,000. North Wales was also supported by this arrangement in 2004–05 (£1.5 million). Its increase in general grants in 2003–04 was 4.5 per cent. well above the funding floor of 3.0 per cent. 2 Includes all other force income apart from specific grants from Government, and movement in reserves. Source: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Police Statistics (Actuals 1996–97 to 2002–03 and Estimates 2003–04), provided by the Police Authority.