Question reference: S1W-01848
- Asked by: Mary Mulligan, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 6 October 1999
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Current status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 27 October 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what funds, if any, have been made available to Police Boards for capital projects such as provision of police cars in the financial year 1999-2000.
Answer
Capital allocations to Police Boards, for the current financial year, were announced on 25 March 1999 and shown in the table below.
Force | Section 94 Allocation £'000 | Gross Capital from Current Revenue £'000 | Total Funding Available £'000 |
Central Scotland Police | 344 | 309 | 653 |
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary | 651 | 246 | 897 |
Fife Constabulary | 990 | 0 | 990 |
Grampian Police | 1,234 | 750 | 1,984 |
Lothian and Borders Police | 1,272 | 1,000 | 2,272 |
Northern Constabulary | 2,711 | 0 | 2,711 |
Strathclyde Police | 9,732 | 0 | 9,732 |
Tayside Police | 830 | 150 | 980 |
TOTAL FUNDING | 17,764 | 2,455 | 20,219 |
These allocations allow for expenditure on permitted capital projects including the provision of police cars. Boards are also able to spend capital receipts on capital.