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Home Office

Answer

Mr. Malins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the level of Government grants to the Surrey Probation Service was in each of the last five years. [82091] Hilary Benn: Home Office Grant to Surrey Probation Service (Surrey local area from April 2001) for the financial years 1997-98 to 2001-02 is in the following table. £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Home Office grant Office of the Deputy Prime Total grant Minister Revenue grant 2001-021 6,533,000 Nil 6,533,000 2000-012 5,065,608 1,256,402 6,322,010 1999-20002 4,735,765 1,183,941 5,919,706 1998-992 4,605,734 1,151,433 5,757,167 1997-982 4,673,058 1,168,264 5,841,322 Capital grant 2001-021 374,293 Nil 374,293 2000-012 43,307 10,827 54,134 1999-20002 37,482 9,370 46,852 1998-992 85,009 21,252 106,261 1997-982 34,882 8,720 43,602 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 he National Probation Service was established on 1 April 2001 and 100 per cent. grant funding was provided by the Home Office to local probation areas. 2 Prior to April 2001, the Home Office provided 80 per cent. grant funding to probation services. Local authorities funded the balance of 20 per cent. from grant provided by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM).

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

82091; 395 c252-3W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Finance Probation National Probation Service for England and Wales Surrey

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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