[holding answer 6 December 2006]: The information requested on police authority budgets in England and Wales in 2005-06 is set out in the table.
Police forces are assessed by comparison to relative performance of other forces facing similar demands, rather than against fixed targets. A copy of the most recent Police Performance Assessments have been placed in the House Library and are also available at:
http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/performance-and-measurement/performance-assessment/assessments-2005-2006/
Police authority Budget requirement 2005-06 (£) Avon and Somerset 240,632,000 Bedfordshire 87,283,056 Cambridgeshire 112,525,434 Cheshire 148,387,000 Cleveland 114,811,422 Cumbria 89,115,200 Derbyshire 145,884,008 Devon and Cornwall 243,711,293 Dorset 106,976,800 Durham 105,403,420 Essex 232,229,000 Gloucestershire 95,927,750 Hampshire 272,889,000 Hertfordshire 159,457,979 Humberside 156,908,520 Kent 256,520,400 Lancashire 240,365,000 Leicestershire 146,275,519 Lincolnshire 89,863,416 Norfolk 127,468,324 Northamptonshire 101,803,000 North Yorkshire 126,165,400 Nottinghamshire 173,367,000 Staffordshire 163,905,000 Suffolk 98,862,728 Surrey 165,407,184 Sussex 231,282,000 Thames Valley 325,214,230 Warwickshire 77,200,000 West Mercia 172,791,000 Wiltshire 92,705,000 Total Shires 4,901,337,083 Greater Manchester 493,914,043 Merseyside 306,627,744 Northumbria 262,015,000 South Yorkshire 226,351,089 West Midlands 490,960,000 West Yorkshire 382,975,000 Total Mets 2,162,842,876 Total England (exc. London) 7,064,179,959 Metropolitan 2,488,300,000 Total England (inc. London) 9,552,479,959 Dyfed-Powys 80,276,930 Gwent 102,311,000 North Wales 120,677,834 South Wales 227,435,012 Total Wales 530,700,776 Total England and Wales 10,083,180,735 Source: Department for Communities and Local Government—English Police Authorities/Welsh Assembly Government—Welsh Police Authorities