Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government, of the additional expenditure on the steel industry announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 11 June (HC Deb cols 980–81), how much will be spent in (1) Scunthorpe, (2) Sheffield, and (3) Port Talbot.
Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
We are committed to providing up to £2.5bn for steel which is being delivered in part through the National Wealth Fund.
At the Spending Review, the Chancellor confirmed that we will invest in the long-term future of Scunthorpe. We have been clear that private investment to modernise British Steel will also be required and work continues at pace to develop the optimal approach. Funding of approximately £130m in total has been provided to British Steel to ensure continued operation of the blast furnaces.
In addition to the £2.5bn for steel, the Chancellor confirmed:
Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of autistic adults who are in full-time work.
Answered by Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Annual Population Survey (2023/24) estimates that there were 788,000 people - 1.9% of the UK working-age (16 to 64) population - who self-reported autism as a main or secondary long-term health condition. Of which, 281,000 (36%) were in employment, including 163,000 (21%) in full time employment.
Source: Annual Population Survey - unpublished
Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of young people in England who (1) have autism, and (2) entered adulthood during the last 12 months, who were issued with a transition plan as they moved from the care of children's social services to adult social services.
Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
It is the responsibility of local authorities to carry out an assessment when it seems that a young person is likely to need care and support into adulthood.
We are working closely with the Department for Education and other partners to understand the difficulties young disabled people and their families can face when they transition into adult social care, and to identify opportunities to better support young people at this crucial stage of their life.
Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the latest figures for (1) the established full headcount, and (2) the actual headcount, of each police authority in England and Wales.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.
Table 1 below shows the number of police officers, police staff (including designated officers), and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) in headcount terms for each PFA in England and Wales, as at 30 September 2024. As at 30 September 2024 there were 245,891 paid workers employed in England and Wales. This includes 148,886 police officers, 89,270 police staff (including designated officers), and 7,735 PCSOs.
Table 1: Paid police workforce (headcount), England and Wales, as at 30 September 2024, by Police Force Area
Police Force | Police officers | Police staff (including designated officers) | PCSOs | Total paid workforce |
Avon and Somerset | 3,338 | 3,024 | 267 | 6,629 |
Bedfordshire | 1,469 | 1,216 | 42 | 2,727 |
Cambridgeshire | 1,751 | 964 | 22 | 2,737 |
Cheshire | 2,401 | 1,654 | 101 | 4,156 |
Cleveland | 1,524 | 948 | 85 | 2,557 |
Cumbria | 1,398 | 732 | 44 | 2,174 |
Derbyshire | 2,136 | 1,681 | 181 | 3,998 |
Devon and Cornwall | 3,682 | 2,217 | 146 | 6,045 |
Dorset | 1,453 | 1,351 | 90 | 2,894 |
Durham | 1,392 | 1,015 | 122 | 2,529 |
Dyfed-Powys | 1,318 | 847 | 144 | 2,309 |
Essex | 3,822 | 2,333 | 95 | 6,250 |
Gloucestershire | 1,349 | 999 | 120 | 2,468 |
Greater Manchester | 8,159 | 4,551 | 335 | 13,045 |
Gwent | 1,554 | 867 | 139 | 2,560 |
Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 3,404 | 2,322 | 168 | 5,894 |
Hertfordshire | 2,405 | 1,595 | 158 | 4,158 |
Humberside | 2,300 | 1,448 | 136 | 3,884 |
Kent | 4,224 | 2,432 | 84 | 6,740 |
Lancashire | 3,604 | 2,321 | 223 | 6,148 |
Leicestershire | 2,298 | 1,693 | 159 | 4,150 |
Lincolnshire | 1,218 | 1,080 | 41 | 2,339 |
London, City of | 999 | 569 | 4 | 1,572 |
Merseyside | 4,193 | 2,715 | 185 | 7,093 |
Metropolitan Police | 34,296 | 11,946 | 1,511 | 47,753 |
Norfolk | 1,947 | 1,441 | 0 | 3,388 |
North Wales | 1,737 | 1,270 | 190 | 3,197 |
North Yorkshire | 1,674 | 1,288 | 141 | 3,103 |
Northamptonshire | 1,505 | 1,127 | 80 | 2,712 |
Northumbria | 3,857 | 2,201 | 85 | 6,143 |
Nottinghamshire | 2,437 | 1,601 | 155 | 4,193 |
South Wales | 3,564 | 2,455 | 352 | 6,371 |
South Yorkshire | 3,087 | 2,457 | 111 | 5,655 |
Staffordshire | 2,017 | 1,610 | 182 | 3,809 |
Suffolk | 1,427 | 1,056 | 29 | 2,512 |
Surrey | 2,328 | 1,825 | 76 | 4,229 |
Sussex | 3,263 | 2,389 | 253 | 5,905 |
Thames Valley | 5,088 | 3,823 | 261 | 9,172 |
Warwickshire | 1,158 | 849 | 69 | 2,076 |
West Mercia | 2,535 | 1,767 | 196 | 4,498 |
West Midlands | 8,097 | 4,080 | 312 | 12,489 |
West Yorkshire | 6,220 | 4,299 | 555 | 11,074 |
Wiltshire | 1,258 | 1,212 | 86 | 2,556 |
England and Wales | 148,886 | 89,270 | 7,735 | 245,891 |
Table 2 below shows the number of special constables and Police Support Volunteers (PSVs) in headcount terms by PFA as at 30 September 2024. As at 30 September 2024 there were 5,818 special constables and 6,984 PSVs.
Table 2: Unpaid police workforce, England and Wales, as at 31 March 2024, by Police Force Area
Police Force | Special constables | PSVs | Total unpaid police workforce |
Avon and Somerset | 192 | 124 | 316 |
Bedfordshire | 53 | 52 | 105 |
Cambridgeshire | 66 | 84 | 150 |
Cheshire | 156 | 46 | 202 |
Cleveland | 53 | 24 | 77 |
Cumbria | 39 | 54 | 93 |
Derbyshire | 78 | 84 | 162 |
Devon and Cornwall | 191 | 835 | 1,026 |
Dorset | 91 | 137 | 228 |
Durham | 30 | 63 | 93 |
Dyfed-Powys | 43 | 17 | 60 |
Essex | 251 | 212 | 463 |
Gloucestershire | 143 | 295 | 438 |
Greater Manchester | 190 | 97 | 287 |
Gwent | 54 | 46 | 100 |
Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 169 | 111 | 280 |
Hertfordshire | 139 | 232 | 371 |
Humberside | 103 | 74 | 177 |
Kent | 174 | 330 | 504 |
Lancashire | 129 | 298 | 427 |
Leicestershire | 90 | 235 | 325 |
Lincolnshire | 94 | 117 | 211 |
London, City of | 53 | 11 | 64 |
Merseyside | 135 | 296 | 431 |
Metropolitan Police | 1,202 | 368 | 1,570 |
Norfolk | 119 | 98 | 217 |
North Wales | 70 | 83 | 153 |
North Yorkshire | 87 | 165 | 252 |
Northamptonshire | 106 | 108 | 214 |
Northumbria | 82 | 60 | 142 |
Nottinghamshire | 81 | 54 | 135 |
South Wales | 83 | 423 | 506 |
South Yorkshire | 60 | 72 | 132 |
Staffordshire | 136 | 55 | 191 |
Suffolk | 109 | 108 | 217 |
Surrey | 129 | 192 | 321 |
Sussex | 76 | 225 | 301 |
Thames Valley | 169 | 511 | 680 |
Warwickshire | 58 | 41 | 99 |
West Mercia | 73 | 105 | 178 |
West Midlands | 197 | 259 | 456 |
West Yorkshire | 146 | 116 | 262 |
Wiltshire | 119 | 67 | 186 |
England and Wales | 5,818 | 6,984 | 12,802 |
Data on the police workforce as at 31 March 2025 is due to be published on 23 July 2025.
Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the salary ranges for each recognised rank within the police service in (1) 2019–20, and (2) 2025–26.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The police officer pay scales for the police pay year 2019/20 were not separately published under the previous Government. However, the pay scales for that year recommended by the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB), which were accepted and implemented at that time, can be found at appendix D on page 73 of its fifth report and are set out in the tables below.
For the police pay year 2025-26, the Government has received the Police Remuneration Review Body and Senior Salaries Review Body’s recommendations. We are considering these recommendations very carefully and will announce a decision in due course.
Rank | Pay Point | Recommended for effect from 1 September 2019 |
Constable (appointed on or after 1 April 2013 | 0 | £20,880 |
1 | £24,177 | |
2 | £25,269 | |
3 | £26,370 | |
4 | £27,471 | |
5 | £29,670 | |
6 | £34,098 | |
7 | £40,128 | |
Constable (appointed before 1 April 2013) | On commencing service | £25,560 |
On completion of initial training | £28,527 | |
2 | £30,180 | |
3 | £32,025 | |
4 | £33,036 | |
5 | £34,098 | |
6 | £37,095 | |
7 | £40,128 | |
Sergeant | 1 | £41,499 |
2 | £42,984 | |
3 | £43,806 | |
4 | £45,099 | |
Inspector | 0 | £51,414 |
1 | £52,863 | |
2 | £54,312 | |
3 | £55,767 | |
Inspector (London) | 0 | £53,664 |
1 | £55,119 | |
2 | £56,580 | |
3 | £58,038 | |
Chief Inspector | 1 | £56,910 |
2 | £58,050 | |
3 | £59,250 | |
In post 31 August 1994 | £60,219 | |
Chief Inspector (London) | 1 | £59,175 |
2 | £60,315 | |
3 | £61,509 | |
In post 31 August 1994 | £62,469 | |
Superintendent (promoted to rank on or after 1 April 2014) | 1 | £68,460 |
2 | £72,033 | |
3 | £75,795 | |
4 | £80,859 | |
Superintendent (promoted to rank before 1 April 2014) | 1 | £68,460 |
2 | £71,283 | |
3 | £74,103 | |
4 | £76,932 | |
5 | £79,758 | |
Chief Superintendent | 1 | £84,849 |
2 | £87,717 | |
3 | £89,511 |
Force Weighting | Forces | Chief Constables – recommended for effect from 1 September 2019 | Deputy Chief Constables – recommended for effect from 1 September 2019 |
10.0 | West Midlands | £199,386 | £152,871 |
Greater Manchester | |||
8.0 | West Yorkshire | £186,099 | £148,878 |
6.5 | Thames Valley | £176,130 | £145,308 |
6.0 | Merseyside | £172,800 | £142,566 |
Northumbria | |||
5.5 | Hampshire | £169,476 | £139,824 |
5.0 | Kent | £166,161 | £137,076 |
Lancashire | |||
Devon & Cornwall | |||
4.5 | South Yorkshire | £162,840 | £134,343 |
Essex | |||
Avon & Somerset | |||
Sussex | |||
South Wales | |||
3.5 | Nottinghamshire | £156,192 | £128,859 |
3.0 | Hertfordshire | £152,871 | £126,111 |
West Mercia | |||
Cheshire | |||
Humberside | |||
Staffordshire | |||
Leicestershire | |||
Derbyshire | |||
2.5 | Surrey | £149,544 | £123,375 |
Norfolk | |||
2.0 | Cleveland | £146,256 | £120,633 |
Durham | |||
Cambridgeshire | |||
North Wales | |||
North Yorkshire | |||
Gwent | |||
Northamptonshire | |||
Suffolk | |||
Dorset | |||
Wiltshire | |||
Bedfordshire | |||
1.5 | Gloucestershire | £142,896 | £119,637 |
Lincolnshire | |||
Cumbria | |||
Warwickshire | |||
Dyfed-Powys | |||
Metropolitan Police Service Salaries | Recommended for effect from 1 September 2019 | ||
Commissioner | £285,792 | ||
Deputy Commissioner | £235,944 | ||
Assistant Commissioner | £199,386 | ||
Deputy Assistant Commissioner | £152,871 | ||
City of London Salaries | Recommended for effect from 1 September 2019 | ||
Commissioner | £176,802 | ||
Assistant Commissioner | £145,830 | ||
Assistant Chief Constable and Commander Pay Scale | Recommended for effect from 1 September 2019 | ||
1 | £103,023 | ||
2 | £109,662 | ||
3 | £116,313 | ||
Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of training a police officer with no previous experience of policing.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
High quality training is essential to equip officers with the skills they need to meet the demands of modern policing and to build public trust and confidence.
The cost of training a new police officer with no prior experience can vary, depending on the entry route, local delivery models, and support arrangements. Estimates are typically held at the local level by individual police forces. Recruitment and training are managed locally by Chief Constables, accountable to their Police and Crime Commissioners, in line with national guidance maintained by the College of Policing.
The College of Policing plays a central role in maintaining and reviewing the national policing curriculum, which underpins the training delivered to new recruits across all entry routes. While training costs are managed locally, the College seeks to support forces in delivering high-quality, practical training in a more efficient and cost-effective way.
Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of local authorities in England who publish statistics on the number of people with autism in their area.
Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Information is not held centrally on the number of local authorities in England that publish statistics on the number of autistic people in their area, and no estimate has been made.
Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of local authorities in England who have a named team leader on autism-related matters; and how many do not.
Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
No such estimate has been made by the Department.
Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of families in England who care for one or more autistic children; and the proportion of these needing additional care and support to ensure that their child can continue to live at home.
Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This specific estimate has not been made. However, the Department for Education does hold data on the number of children that local authorities report as being autistic and who are receiving support via an education, health, and care plan or a Children in Need plan.
Local authorities have statutory duties to support certain groups of children in their area. Under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989, local authorities are under a general duty to provide support for children who are unlikely to reach or maintain a satisfactory level of health or development, or if their health or development will be significantly impaired without the provision of services, or if the child is disabled.
As a general duty, there is flexibility for local authorities to deliver a range of services based on their own specific circumstances and understanding of local needs.
Asked by: Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to review the pension provisions of the former workforce of Allied Steel and Wire; and what assessment they have made of the impact of inflation on those pensions.
Answered by Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Minister for Pensions has heard how members have been affected by aspects of the Financial Assistance Scheme, including issue of the indexation of pre-1997 pension accruals and we are committed to consider what we have heard on these matters.