PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Police: Motor Vehicles (2 November 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2021 to Question 58536 on Police: Motor Vehicles, whether her Department has funding available for territorial police forces to spend on vehicles.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

On 4 February 2021, the Government published a total police funding settlement of up to £15.8 billion in 2021/22, an increase of up to £600 million compared to the 2020/21 settlement.

Overall police funding available to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will increase by up to £668 million (5.1% in cash terms) this year. This breaks down as:

o An additional £415 million to deliver 6,000 additional officers.

o An additional £253 million from council tax precept.

o In addition, PCCs will also benefit from additional grant funding to help local authorities support the more than 4 million households that are least able to afford council tax payments

Decisions on how to use funding and resources are an operational matter for Chief Constables. Police and Crime Commissioners are best placed to make resourcing decisions within their communities based on their local knowledge and experience, including the management of the police estate.

Answered by:
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
8 November 2021