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453446

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the police on the police grant settlement.
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	uin	903683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Home Secretary has regular meetings with policing partners on a range of issues, including police funding. The Government published the Final Police Grant Report for 2016/17 on 4 February following the usual public consultation. The Final Police Grant Report was approved by the House on 10 February. This represents a good settlement for policing.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 22/02/2016 17:28:57 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

517217

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the Fourth Report of the Home Affairs Committee, on Reform of the Police Funding Formula, HC 476.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	36349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>We will respond to the Home Affairs Select Committee’s report as soon as we are in a position to do so.</p><p>We have noted the Committee’s recommendations and are taking them into account as we consider the options for how best to take forward the work on the police funding formula.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/05/2016 12:57:20 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

443051

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on policing in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands between (i) January 2013 and December 2015 and (ii) January 2010 and December 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Perry Barr
	tabling member printed	Mr Khalid Mahmood
	uin	21363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The police in England and Wales receive funding from two main sources - central Government and the police precept component of council tax.</p><p>The table below shows the amount of revenue funding provided by central Government to the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for the West Midlands (formerly the West Midlands Police Authority), and the amount of central Government revenue funding provided by central Government to PCCs (formerly police authorities) and their London equivalents in England from 2009/2010 to 2015/2016. It also shows precept funding for the relevant years.</p><p>Overall police spending (central Government funding plus precept) will be protected in real terms over the next Spending Review period. This is an increase of up to £900 million in cash terms by 2019/20.</p><p>Police reform is working and, according to the independent Crime Survey for England and Wales, crime has fallen by more than a quarter since 2010. This is the lowest level since the survey began in 1981. In the West Midlands, crime has fallen by 15 per cent compared with 2010.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Government funding*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Precept**</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Government funding*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Precept**</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>529.0</p></td><td><p>77.9</p></td><td><p>606.9</p></td><td><p>8,573.4</p></td><td><p>2,913.7</p></td><td><p>11,487.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>540.8</p></td><td><p>79.4</p></td><td><p>620.2</p></td><td><p>8,686.2</p></td><td><p>2,982.9</p></td><td><p>11,669.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>515.8</p></td><td><p>79.7</p></td><td><p>595.4</p></td><td><p>8,292.0</p></td><td><p>3,039.7</p></td><td><p>11,331.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>484.7</p></td><td><p>80.0</p></td><td><p>564.7</p></td><td><p>7,823.1</p></td><td><p>3,093.2</p></td><td><p>10,916.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>474.8</p></td><td><p>82.0</p></td><td><p>556.8</p></td><td><p>7,655.0</p></td><td><p>3,128.6</p></td><td><p>10,783.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>458.9</p></td><td><p>84.4</p></td><td><p>543.3</p></td><td><p>7,385.5</p></td><td><p>3,207.4</p></td><td><p>10,592.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>435.6</p></td><td><p>87.3</p></td><td><p>522.8</p></td><td><p>7,031.2</p></td><td><p>3,289.8</p></td><td><p>10,321.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Government funding figures include specific grants that have since been rolled into Police Main Grant (including Rule 2 Grant, the Neighbourhood Policing Fund and, from 2013/14, the Community Safety Fund) in order to provide consistency over the time period.</p><p>Since 2011/12, West Midlands and other English force areas have been in receipt of Council Tax Freeze Grants. These amounts are included in the figures, along with National and International City Grants paid to the London forces.</p><p>These figures do not include funding for counter-terrorism policing, or additional funding received by the police from other specific grants, the Police Innovation Fund or other sources.</p><p>**From 2013/14, West Midlands and other English force areas have also received Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) funding. These amounts are included within the precept totals to assist comparison with previous years.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/01/2016 17:58:52 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1392 label Biography information for Mr Khalid Mahmood

418956

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that the ongoing police funding formula consultation contains an adequate equality impact assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	10335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The consultation on police funding arrangements closed on 15 September and the responses are being analysed. The Government will consider these responses carefully to determine what changes, if any, are required. At this stage final force-level allocations have not been set and will not be determined until we have completed our analysis. We will continue to engage with policing partners during this process and intend to provide information, including exemplifications of future allocations, as these develop.</p><p>Alongside the development of the new funding model, we are developing a Policy Equalities Statement which will set out how this work has been completed in compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 10336 question first answered 12/10/2015 14:12:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

418957

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the exemptions requested by police and crime commissioners and chief constables in the ongoing police funding formula consultation; what progress has been made on that review; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	10336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The consultation on police funding arrangements closed on 15 September and the responses are being analysed. The Government will consider these responses carefully to determine what changes, if any, are required. At this stage final force-level allocations have not been set and will not be determined until we have completed our analysis. We will continue to engage with policing partners during this process and intend to provide information, including exemplifications of future allocations, as these develop.</p><p>Alongside the development of the new funding model, we are developing a Policy Equalities Statement which will set out how this work has been completed in compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 10335 question first answered 12/10/2015 14:12:02 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

433538

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, whether any reduction in the formula grant will be required for the (a) £1 billion Emergency Services Communication Programme and (b) £500 million additional counter-terrorism funding.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
	tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
	uin	18437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The Spending Review settlement set out £1 billion investment in the Emergency Services Network (ESN). Final decisions on the treatment of ESN core infrastructure costs within the overall police settlement in 2016/17 will be confirmed as part of the provisional police funding announcement in mid-December.</p><p>The overall size of Counter Terrorism Policing Grant is negotiated completely separately from the rest of central Government funding to the police. The Spending Review announcement confirmed a real terms increase in funding for counter-terrorism policing. As in previous years, the Counter Terrorism Policing Grant will be ring-fenced. The amount of this funding in 2016/17 will be confirmed as part of the provisional police funding announcement in mid-December.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 04/12/2015 14:52:18 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

438116

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of the Police Innovation Fund was allocated to police forces in financial years (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
	tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
	uin	20041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The Police Innovation Fund 2014/15 allocated £53m to Police and Crime Commissioners (and their equivalents) in 2014/15 and 2015/16. The Police Innovation Fund 2015/16 allocated over £71m to Police and Crime Commissioners (and their equivalents) in 2015/16 and 2016/17.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 22/12/2015 14:41:43 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 36260 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

347039

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received from the Police Federation on the effect of changes in spending on the police.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The Police Federation of England and Wales has put its views on the reductions to central Government funding of policing into the public domain. Home Office Ministers regularly meet representatives of the Police Federation and other policing partners to discuss a wide range of issues, including police funding. We will continue to engage with police officers and staff to ensure that their views help to shape the future of policing.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/06/2015 14:06:25 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

433535

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has been made of potential changes in local council tax required to maintain overall police spending in real terms.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
	tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
	uin	18410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office worked closely with policing partners and other Government Departments as part of Spending Review preparations to ensure flexibility on council tax is a key part of the Spending Review settlement for the police.</p><p>The Spending Review makes provision for overall police spending to be protected in real terms, when council tax income is taken into account. The ten Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England with the lowest precept levels in each year will be able to raise their police precept level by up to £5 per year over the Spending Review period, compared to the usual two per cent. These provisions are an integral part of the overall Spending Review settlement for the police.</p><p>It is right that PCCs, in consultation with local taxpayers, should decide the level of police precept in their area each year.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 04/12/2015 14:50:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

417688

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of which Police Force in England and Wales will experience the highest percentage change in its funding as a result of the proposed replacement of the Police Allocation Formula.
	tabling member constituency	Rochdale
	tabling member printed	Simon Danczuk
	uin	9586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is currently consulting on reform of police funding arrangements in England and Wales. The consultation seeks views on the principles of the Government’s proposed model.</p><p>Final allocations for police force areas have not been set and will not be determined until we have consulted on the principles.</p><p>We will publish a Government response setting out force level impacts in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 9585 9622 question first answered 14/09/2015 15:35:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4059 label Biography information for Simon Danczuk