Police: Essex

Mr. Amess
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost was of Essex Police Authority in each of the last two years.

Mr. Hanson
Essex police authority has maximum flexibility to make the best possible use of their resources. According to the published statements of account of Essex police authority, the corporate and democratic core line lists the costs in the last two years as:

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|       |£ million|
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|2007-08|1.562    |
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|2008-09|1.766    |
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