Chamber and committees

Question reference: S1W-33839

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 6 February 2003
Current status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 February 2003

Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the additional #0.5 billion announced to be spent on police forces, fire brigades and the prison services will be spent in the (a) Argyll and Bute and (b) West Dunbartonshire local authority area on the (i) police, (ii) fire service and (iii) prison service.

Answer

The amount of additional funding, provided from the spending review in 2002 over the three years 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06, was as follows:

	£ million
Police	317
Fire	72
Prisons	15

The breakdown for Argyll and Bute and West Dunbartonshire is not available as it is a matter for the relevant Chief Constable, Fire Master or Chief Executive (in conjunction with the Prison Board) to decide how much is allocated within each area. However, the amounts added to Strathclyde Police and Strathclyde Fire Brigade Grant Aided Expenditure, following the spending review were as follows.

	2003-04(£ million)	2004-05(£ million)	2005-06(£ million)
Police	18	41	71
Fire	5	10	16

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