To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what will be the total cost to public funds of the Metropolitan police in 1992–93; and if he will make a statement.

As police authority for the metropolis, 1 have approved estimates which provide for net revenue expenditure of £1,523·043 million in 1992–93. There will be a cash limit on current expenditure of £1,478·764 million. Capital expenditure is subject to separate control.I have also approved the issue of a precept of £135·43 per head of relevant population of Metropolitan police purposes. This is not the sum levied on individual community charge payers, but will be levied on local authorities' collection funds which include income from revenue support grant and national non-domestic rates as well as the community charge.