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Public Safety Radio Communications Project

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total planned cost is of the Public Safety Radio Communications project in each

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year; what his estimate is of the costs which will have to be met directly by police forces, per force and in total, in each of the next 10 years; what proportion of the total cost is to be met by additional central Government funding; and if he will make a statement. [128535]

Mr. Charles Clarke: I refer the hon. Member to the replies I gave to the hon. Member for Vale of York (Miss McIntosh) on 26 June 2000, Official Report, column 655, and to the hon. Member for Ryedale (Mr. Greenway) on 17 January 2000, Official Report, columns 301-02W.

The tables show the Public Safety Radio Communications Service (PSRCS) core costs as contained in the PSRCS contract, and the anticipated distribution of estimated menu costs over the 10-year period. Forces will additionally need to purchase control room and radio terminal equipment. Based upon our present understanding of the police service's overall requirement, we estimate the initial purchase and subsequent replacement costs for terminals to be around £300 million in net present cost terms over the whole PSRCS contract life. We cannot at present assign these costs to individual forces.

The future costs of the project will be taken into account during our discussions with the Treasury on spending for the next three years, the results of which are expected to be announced in the summer.

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Estimated PSRCS menu charges, based on same roll-out profile as core charges
£000

Force2001-022002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082008-092009-102010-11
Avon and Somerset Constabulary14848484848484848484
Bedfordshire Police026105105105105105105105105
Cambridgeshire Constabulary0158210210210210210210210210
Cheshire Constabulary00128384384384384384384384
City of London Police033132132132132132132132132
Cleveland Constabulary00193256257257257257257257
Cumbria Constabulary0202242242242242242242242242
Derbyshire Constabulary25297297297297297297297297297
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary382916916916916916916916916916
Dorset Police0173160160160160160160160160
Durham Constabulary14168671671671671671671671671
Dyfed-Powys Police0132323232323232323
Essex Police001,3571,3571,3571,3571,3571,3571,3571,357
Gloucestershire Constabulary117233233233233233233233233233
Greater Manchester Police (GMP)599599599599599599599599599599
Gwent Constabulary089134134134134134134134134
Hampshire Constabulary007211,4421,4421,4421,4421,4421,4421,442
Hertfordshire Constabulary0240412412412412412412412412
Humberside Police0234216216216216216216216216
Kent County Constabulary0001,2171,4601,4601,4601,4601,4601,460
Lancashire Constabulary755755755755755755755755755755
Leicestershire Constabulary173346346346346346346346346346
Lincolnshire Police00155206206206206206206206
Merseyside Police00192329329329329329329329
Metropolitan Police Service07973,1883,1883,1883,1883,1883,1883,1883,188
Norfolk Constabulary000227248248248248248248
North Wales Police040238238238238238238238238
North Yorkshire Police738886886886886886886886886886
Northamptonshire Police002141,2811,2811,2811,2811,2811,2811,281
Northumbria Police0688635635635635635635635635
Nottinghamshire Constabulary00134178178178178178178178
South Wales Constabulary0342684684684684684684684684
South Yorkshire Police00128256256256256256256256
Staffordshire Police000601801801801801801801
Suffolk Constabulary7251,4501,4501,4501,4501,4501,4501,4501,4501,450
Surrey Police00167334334334334334334334
Sussex Police0981,1801,1801,1801,1801,1801,1801,1801,180
Thames Valley Police09771,3031,3031,3031,3031,3031,3031,3031,303
Warwickshire Constabulary0054650650650650650650650
West Mercia Constabulary223268268268268268268268268268
West Midlands Police08902,6702,6702,6702,6702,6702,6702,6702,670
West Yorkshire Police001,9142,2972,2972,2972,2972,2972,2972,297
Wiltshire Constabulary0113135135135135135135135135
Total estimate for England and Wales3,76510,22521,74829,18629,65229,65229,65229,65229,65229,652

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PSRCS core charges as agreed in contract, signed 29 February 2000
£000

Force2001-022002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082008-092009-102010-11
Avon and Somerset Constabulary4762,8572,8572,8572,8572,8572,8572,8572,8572,857
Bedfordshire Police02671,0631,0631,0631,0631,0631,0631,0631,063
Cambridgeshire Constabulary09451,2581,2581,2581,2581,2581,2581,2581,258
Cheshire Constabulary006121,8311,8311,8311,8311,8311,8311,831
City of London Police02491,0011,0011,0011,0011,0011,0011,0011,001
Cleveland Constabulary001,0531,4051,4051,4051,4051,4051,4051,405
Cumbria Constabulary08601,0311,0311,0311,0311,0311,0311,0311,031
Derbyshire Constabulary1421,7021,7021,7021,7021,7021,7021,7021,7021,702
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary1,2202,9272,9272,9272,9272,9272,9272,9272,9272,927
Dorset Police01,2791,1811,1811,1811,1811,1811,1811,1811,181
Durham Constabulary1141,3641,3641,3641,3641,3641,3641,3641,3641,364
Dyfed-Powys Police0518886886886886886886886886
Essex Police002,7632,7632,7632,7632,7632,7632,7632,763
Gloucestershire Constabulary5341,0731,0731,0731,0731,0731,0731,0731,0731,073
Greater Manchester Police (GMP)6,3736,3736,3736,3736,3736,3736,3736,3736,3736,373
Gwent Constabulary07761,1671,1671,1671,1671,1671,1671,1671,167
Hampshire Constabulary001,6563,3083,3083,3083,3083,3083,3083,308
Hertfordshire Constabulary09591,6441,6441,6441,6441,6441,6441,6441,644
Humberside Police02,0911,9301,9301,9301,9301,9301,9301,9301,930
Kent County Constabulary0002,6003,1233,1233,1233,1233,1233,123
Lancashire Constabulary3,0573,0573,0573,0573,0573,0573,0573,0573,0573,057
Leicestershire Constabulary8641,7251,7251,7251,7251,7251,7251,7251,7251,725
Lincolnshire Police007921,0581,0581,0581,0581,0581,0581,058
Merseyside Police002,3734,0694,0694,0694,0694,0694,0694,069
Metropolitan Police Service07,46429,85729,85729,85729,85729,85729,85729,85729,857
Norfolk Constabulary0001,2981,4121,4121,4121,4121,4121,412
North Wales Police02121,2741,2741,2741,2741,2741,2741,2741,274
North Yorkshire Police1,1001,3181,3181,3181,3181,3181,3181,3181,3181,318
Northamptonshire Police001821,0981,0981,0981,0981,0981,0981,098
Northumbria Police03,8663,5693,5693,5693,5693,5693,5693,5693,569
Nottinghamshire Constabulary001,6022,1392,1392,1392,1392,1392,1392,139
South Wales Constabulary01,3922,7892,7892,7892,7892,7892,7892,7892,789
South Yorkshire Police001,4402,8802,8802,8802,8802,8802,8802,880
Staffordshire Police0001,4491,9371,9371,9371,9371,9371,937
Suffolk Constabulary5761,1541,1541,1541,1541,1541,1541,1541,1541,154
Surrey Police007321,4651,4651,4651,4651,4651,4651,465
Sussex Police02362,8382,8382,8382,8382,8382,8382,8382,838
Thames Valley Police02,8623,8203,8203,8203,8203,8203,8203,8203,820
Warwickshire Constabulary0074891891891891891891891
West Mercia Constabulary1,5901,9111,9111,9111,9111,9111,9111,9111,9111,911
West Midlands Police002,1646,4896,4896,4896,4896,4896,4896,489
West Yorkshire Police004,0604,8734,8734,8734,8734,8734,8734,873
Wiltshire Constabulary09201,1051,1051,1051,1051,1051,1051,1051,105
Sub total 16,04650,357101,377121,490122,615122,615122,615122,615122,615122,615
Plus 3 per cent. adjustment for PNC gateway access, TUPE and change in apportionment of total cost between England, Wales and Scotland16,52751,868104,418125,135126,293126,293126,293126,293126,293126,293
Plus menu charges shown in separate table3,76510,22521,74829,18829,65229,65229,65229,65229,65229,652
Total core and menu costs20,29262,093126,166154,322155,945155,945155,945155,945155,945155,945

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