§ Mr. Ivan HendersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what change in funding Essex Police Authority has received in each year since 1997. [186315]
§ Ms BlearsThe information is set out in the table.
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General government grants1
£ million
Annual percentage change in general
government grants
percentage
Specific grants and capital provisions2
£ million
Total £ million
Annual percentage change in all
government grants
Percentage
2001–023 151.9 5.6 7.9 159.8 7.9 2001–023 147.9 — 7.9 155.8 — 2002–03 151.3 2.3 16.0 167.3 7.4 2003–04 155.9 3.0 17.7 173.6 3.7 2004–05 160.9 3.3 16.7 177.6 2.4 1General government grants comprise Home Office principal police grant, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Revenue Support Grant and National Non Domestic Rates. Figures include £2.0 million in 1999–2000, £1.25 million in 2000–01 and £14,000 in 2001–02 for the transitional costs associated with changes in boundaries of the Metropolitan Police District from April 2000. 2 Includes funding from the Crime Fighting Fund, Rural Policing Fund, South East Allowance Payments, Basic Command Unit funding, Community Support Officer funding, Special Priority Payments, DMA Expansion Programme, Capital grant (including Supplementary Credit Approvals), Airwave (£4.6 million in 2002–03, £2.3 million in 2003–04 and £0.4 million this year) and the Premises Improvement Fund. Specific grants in 2004–05 are an estimate. 3 Figures for 2001–02 are not directly comparable with 2002–03 due to the change in funding arrangements for National Crime Squad/National Criminal Intelligence Service. Adjusted figures for 2001–02 are therefore included.