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Written question asked by Alex Norris (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 July 2018 (named day). It was answered by Nick Hurd (Conservative) on Monday, 16 July 2018 on behalf of the Home Office.


Fracking: Protest

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional funding his Department has allocated to local police forces for the policing of fracking sites.

Answer

The Home Office awarded £900,000 in Special Grant funding to the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner in 2014/15, and £1.4 million in Special Grant funding to the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner in 2017/18, for the costs of policing anti-fracking protests.

The Home Office carefully considers requests for additional funding through Special Grant.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
162620
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Finance Police Protest Fracking
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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