Sussex Police: Finance

Mr. Waterson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the percentage change in Government funding for Sussex police has been over the last 10 years.

Mr. McNulty
The information requested is set out in the following table.

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|                                              |1997-98    |2007-08    |
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|General Government grants (£)                 |127,990,358|161,716,484|
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|Percentage change in general Government grants|—          |26.4       |
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|Specific grants and capital provision (£)     |4,258,000  |36,110,087 |
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|Total Government grants (£)                   |132,248,358|197,826,571|
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|Percentage change in total Government grants  |—          |49.6       |
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