To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the budget of each police force in England was spent on pension funds in 2002–03. [98903]
The proportion of Net Spending Requirement of each police authority in England estimated to be spent on police pensions in 2002–03 is as follows. Information on civilian contributions is not held.
| Police Pension Expenditure as Proportion of Net Spending Requirement in 2002–03 | |
| English authorities | Proportion (percentage) |
| Avon and Somerset | 17.6 |
| Bedfordshire | 12.8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 12.8 |
| Cheshire | 14.1 |
| Cleveland | 15.6 |
| Cumbria | 16.6 |
| Derbyshire | 12.9 |
Information on police authority budget requirements in England and Wales for the last five years and annual percentage changes are set out in the table. Police Authorities have until 1 March 2003 to set their budget requirements for 2003–04.
| Police Pension Expenditure as Proportion of Net Spending Requirement in 2002–03 | |
| English authorities | Proportion (percentage) |
| Devon and Cornwall | 14.8 |
| Dorset | 15.2 |
| Durham | 13.3 |
| Essex | 13.4 |
| Gloucestershire | 15.5 |
| Hampshire | 12.3 |
| Hertfordshire | 10.9 |
| Humberside | 13.6 |
| Kent | 13.8 |
| Lancashire | 15.1 |
| Leicestershire | 13.6 |
| Lincolnshire | 17.5 |
| Norfolk | 12.7 |
| Northamptonshire | 10.7 |
| North Yorkshire | 17.0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16.5 |
| Staffordshire | 14.1 |
| Suffolk | 15.0 |
| Surrey | 11.1 |
| Sussex | 15.7 |
| Thames Valley | 10.9 |
Police Pension Expenditure as Proportion of Net Spending Requirement in 2002–03
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English authorities
| Proportion (percentage)
|
| Warwickshire | 16.7 |
| West Mercia | 13.5 |
| Wiltshire | 12.1 |
| Greater Manchester | 16.5 |
| Merseyside | 17.4 |
| Northumbria | 15.3 |
| South Yorkshire | 13.4 |
| West Midlands | 13.0 |
| West Yorkshire | 15.4 |
| City of London | 16.5 |
| Metropolitan Police | 13.1 |
| Total | 14.1 |
Source:
CIPFA Police Statistics 2002–03 estimates, published September 2002.