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Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what in (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99, (c) 1999-2000 and (d) as planned for 2000-01, was the (i) cash change, (ii) real terms change and (iii) real terms change from the previous year in each case after taking into account the cost of police pensions, in each case, for each police force and in total; and if he will make a statement. [102648] Mr. Charles Clarke: The information in respect of 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000, which has been compiled from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy's Police Statistics, is set out in the tables. Information in respect of 2000-01 is not yet available as police authorities have not yet set their budgets for that year. Police force net expenditure, and percentage change in cash terms 1997-98 to 1999-2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 £000 (×%) £000 (×%) £000 (×%) Avon and Somerset 152,673 0.4 167,417 9.7 174,424 4.2 Bedfordshire 58,570 3.4 62,317 6.4 64,027 2.7 Cambridgeshire 68,681 5.6 71,230 3.7 75,363 5.8 Cheshire 104,005 10.4 106,523 2.4 111,094 4.3 City of London 57,893 1.0 60,862 5.1 58,719 -3.5 Cleveland 75,426 3.2 82,282 9.1 85,397 3.8 Cumbria 61,709 8.5 63,000 2.1 64,693 2.7 Derbyshire 95,641 5.8 100,894 5.5 107,035 6.1 Devon and Cornwall 155,435 3.4 167,117 7.5 173,649 3.9 Dorset 69,727 2.8 73,497 5.4 77,749 5.8 Durham 75,166 10.5 78,103 3.9 80,712 3.3 Dyfed-Powys 50,952 6.4 52,609 3.3 56,143 6.7 Essex 157,487 4.0 168,889 7.2 171,590 1.6 Gloucestershire 58,633 0.4 63,780 8.8 65,933 3.4 Greater Manchester 353,319 3.6 371,497 5.1 387,256 4.2 Gwent 64,598 11.9 67,919 5.1 71,414 5.1 Hampshire 180,791 4.6 190,920 5.6 196,955 3.2 Hertfordshire 93,011 4.7 97,589 5.2 102,361 4.6 Humberside 106,220 6.5 111,587 5.1 114,306 2.4 Kent 174,211 7.8 178,916 2.7 186,225 4.1 Lancashire 169,275 4.6 178,051 5.2 182,679 2.6 Leicestershire 98,789 6.4 102,707 4.0 106,279 3.5 Lincolnshire 66,184 7.6 68,322 3.2 69,970 2.4 Merseyside 224,327 1.4 245,277 9.3 249,522 1.7 Metropolitan Police 1,676,617 -0.4 1,778,001 6.0 1,840,245 3.5 Norfolk 80,222 6.2 82,339 2.6 86,870 5.5 Northamptonshire 64,605 9.0 67,134 3.9 70,432 4.9 Northumbria 195,092 4.7 205,380 5.3 213,010 3.7 North Wales 70,920 3.9 75,075 5.9 80,505 7.2 North Yorkshire 71,840 7.2 75,638 5.3 78,085 3.2 Nottinghamshire 120,556 6.1 124,828 3.5 130,173 4.3 South Wales 159,411 8.1 163,430 2.5 169,968 4.0 South Yorkshire 166,027 10.0 168,205 1.3 173,933 3.4 Staffordshire 110,264 2.3 122,540 11.1 127,472 4.0 Suffolk 63,676 4.5 65,785 3.3 70,538 7.2 Surrey 90,976 6.6 90,738 -0.3 100,375 10.6 Sussex 157,631 4.7 162,664 3.2 165,804 1.9 Thames Valley 210,333 4.4 221,147 5.1 232,729 5.2 Warwickshire 51,003 7.0 53,617 5.1 56,157 4.7 West Mercia 107,788 5.6 112,879 4.7 116,490 3.2 West Midlands 360,129 6.5 372,296 3.4 380,971 2.3 West Yorkshire 281,745 6.2 280,739 -0.4 288,865 2.9 Wiltshire 58,535 -2.4 66,666 13.9 69,715 4.6 Total 6,870,0 3.8 7,220,6 5.1 7,485,8 3.7 93 76 32 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Police force net expenditure, and percentage change in real terms 1997-98 to 1999-2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 £000 (×%) £000 (×%) £000 (×%) Avon and Somerset 152,673 -2.3 167,417 6.9 174,424 1.9 Bedfordshire 58,570 0.6 62,317 3.8 64,027 0.5 Cambridgeshire 68,681 2.8 71,230 1.1 75,363 3.5 Cheshire 104,005 7.4 106,523 -0.1 111,094 2.0 City of London 57,893 -1.7 60,862 2.5 58,719 -5.6 Cleveland 75,426 0.4 82,282 6.4 85,397 1.5 Cumbria 61,709 5.6 63,000 -0.4 64,693 0.4 Derbyshire 95,641 2.9 100,894 2.9 107,035 3.8 Devon and Cornwall 155,435 0.6 167,117 4.9 173,649 1.6 Dorset 69,727 0.0 73,497 2.8 77,749 3.5 Durham 75,166 7.5 78,103 1.3 80,712 1.1 Dyfed-Powys 50,952 3.6 52,609 0.7 56,143 4.4 Essex 157,487 1.2 168,889 4.6 171,590 -0.6 Gloucestershire 58,633 -2.4 63,780 6.1 65,933 1.1 Greater Manchester 353,319 0.8 371,497 2.5 387,256 1.9 Gwent 64,598 8.8 67,919 2.5 71,414 2.8 Hampshire 180,791 1.8 190,920 3.0 196,955 0.9 Hertfordshire 93,011 1.8 97,859 2.6 102,361 2.3 Humberside 106,220 3.6 111,587 2.5 114,306 0.2 Kent 174,211 4.9 178,916 0.2 186,225 1.8 Lancashire 169,275 1.7 178,051 2.6 182,679 0.3 Leicestershire 98,789 3.5 102,707 1.4 106,279 1.2 Lincolnshire 66,184 4.7 68,322 0.7 69,970 0.2 Merseyside 224,327 -1.3 245,277 6.6 249,522 -0.5 Metropolitan Police 1,676,617 -3.1 1,778,001 3.4 1,840,245 1.2 Norfolk 80,222 3.3 82,339 0.1 86,870 3.2 Northamptonshire 64,605 6.1 67,134 1.3 70,432 2.6 Northumbria 195,092 1.8 205,380 2.7 213,010 1.4 North Wales 70,920 1.1 75,075 3.2 80,505 4.9 North Yorkshire 71,840 4.3 75,638 2.7 78,085 1.0 Nottinghamshire 120,556 3.3 124,828 1.0 130,173 2.0 South Wales 159,411 5.2 163,430 0.0 169,968 1.7 South Yorkshire 166,027 7.0 168,205 -1.2 173,933 1.1 Staffordshire 110,264 -0.5 122,540 8.4 127,472 1.7 Suffolk 63,676 1.6 65,785 0.8 70,538 4.9 Surrey 90,976 3.7 90,738 -2.7 375 8.2 Sussex 157,631 1.8 162,664 0.6 165,804 -0.3 Thames Valley 210,333 1.6 221,147 2.5 232,729 2.9 Warwickshire 51,003 4.1 53,617 2.5 56,157 2.4 West Mercia 107,788 2.7 112,879 2.1 116,490 0.9 West Midlands 360,129 3.7 372,296 0.8 380,971 0.1 West Yorkshire 281,745 3.3 280,739 -2.8 288,865 0.6 Wiltshire 58,535 -5.1 66,666 11.1 69,715 2.3 Total 6,870,093 1.0 7,220,676 2.5 7,485,832 1.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1997-98--CIPFA Police Statistics Actuals 1998-99 and 1999-2000 CIPFA Police Statistics Estimates Police force net expenditure 1997-98 to 1999-2000: Percentage increase in real terms excluding pensions expenditure _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 Avon and Somerset -4.0 6.8 1.6 Bedfordshire -1.6 4.2 -1.5 Cambridgeshire 1.7 1.1 1.8 Cheshire 4.0 0.4 0.3 City of London -3.0 1.5 -6.3 Cleveland 1.5 3.3 -2.8 Cumbria 5.7 -1.6 -.06 Derbyshire 2.0 2.1 3.3 Devon and Cornwall -0.5 4.5 1.0 Dorset -2.0 2.9 1.5 Durham 1.6 6.1 3.4 Dyfed-Powys 4.0 -0.5 4.0 Essex 0.0 3.9 -0.9 Gloucestershire -1.8 4.7 1.8 Greater Manchester -2.3 3.2 1.2 Gwent 6.6 3.1 3.2 Hampshire 1.7 1.9 0.1 Hertfordshire 1.0 2.5 -0.6 Humberside 1.0 3.6 -1.6 Kent 2.1 -0.1 0.4 Lancashire 1.4 2.9 0.2 Leicestershire n/a n/a 1.2 Lincolnshire 3.1 -0.2 -1.5 Merseyside -0.3 6.3 -0.7 Metropolitan Police -4.4 2.9 0.2 Norfolk 2.9 1.3 2.2 Northamptonshire 0.0 2.1 5.1 Northumbria 3.8 0.9 2.0 North Wales 2.7 3.5 1.0 North Yorkshire 0.8 3.1 1.2 Nottinghamshire 0.1 2.2 1.4 South Wales 0.6 2.9 2.8 South Yorkshire 2.8 1.0 0.4 Staffordshire -3.9 7.1 3.7 Suffolk 1.5 1.2 4.0 Surrey -0.9 -0.7 9.6 Sussex 1.2 -1.3 -1.1 Thames Valley Police 0.1 3.4 2.0 Warwickshire -1.7 5.3 -0.9 West Mercia 1.8 2.3 -0.3 West Midlands 1.3 1.7 -0.5 West Yorkshire 1.6 -3.0 -0.5 Wiltshire -2.3 10.2 2.0 Total -0.5 2.3 0.6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

341 c146-9W;341 c146-50W; 102648

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Expenditure Police Pensions

Contains statistics

Yes